SynthesisEnvironmental health : a global access science source2017
Does air pollution play a role in infertility?: a systematic review.
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- Association between Particulate Matter (PM₂.₅), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂), Bisphenol A (BPA), and Phthalates and Infertility Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring cadmium exposure as a contributor to male infertility: insights from the relationship between environmental pollutants and the male reproductive system.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Assessment of ovarian dysfunction induced by environmental toxins: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Air pollutants and ovarian reserve: a systematic review of the evidence.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Indoor and outdoor air pollution and couple fecundability: a systematic review.Human reproduction update · 2023Pooled it
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- Female Reproductive Performance and Maternal Birth Month: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Exploring Multiple Seasonal Mechanisms.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- The association between prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and birth weight: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Air pollution and female fertility: a systematic review of literature.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2018Pooled it
- Short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate pollution aggravates ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care patients undergoing cardiovascular surgeries.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2023Trial
- Melatonin and Caffeine Supplementation Used, Respectively, as Protective and Stimulating Agents in the Cryopreservation of Human Sperm Improves Survival, Viability, and Motility after Thawing compared to Traditional TEST-Yolk Buffer.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2019Trial
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- Homo sapiens, industrialisation and the environmental mismatch hypothesis.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026Review
- Dynamic associations between ambient air pollution and transitions of biochemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, and live birth among women treated with IVF/ICSI.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Article
- Associations between Ambient Air Pollution Exposure and Menstrual Cycle Irregularity in Premenopausal Women.Yonsei medical journal · 2026Article
- Racialized economic segregation in relation to fecundability in a preconception cohort study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the nexus between particulate matter and infertility: Multiple mechanistic insights and potential control strategies.iScience · 2026Review
- Transcriptomic analysis of preimplantation mouse embryos exposed to nanoplastics using RNA sequencing.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The silent crisis: investigating the impact of environmental pollutants on embryo-fetal development: a narrative review of the Group of Special Interest for Environment of the Italian Society of Fertility and Sterility and Reproductive Medicine.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Review
- Preconception, gestation, and childhood exposure to air pollution and risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a US girls cohort study.Environment international · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAir pollution is involved in many pathologies. These pollutants act through several mechanisms that can affect numerous physiological functions, including reproduction: as endocrine disruptors or reactive oxygen species inducers, and through the formation of DNA adducts and/or epigenetic modifications. We conducted a systematic review of the published literature on the impact of air pollution on reproductive function. Eligible studies were selected from an electronic literature search from the PUBMED database from January 2000 to February 2016 and associated references in published studies. Search terms included (1) ovary or follicle or oocyte or testis or testicular or sperm or spermatozoa or fertility or infertility and (2) air quality or O
conclusionBoth animal and human epidemiological studies support the idea that air pollutants cause defects during gametogenesis leading to a drop in reproductive capacities in exposed populations. Air quality has an impact on overall health as well as on the reproductive function, so increased awareness of environmental protection issues is needed among the general public and the authorities.
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