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ArticleScientific reports2025

A retrospective study on the association of ambient air pollutants and temperature co-exposure with female infertility risk in Chengdu, China.

Kaili Zhang, Wei Chen, Prasanna Divigalpitiya, Shasha Xing, Erdan Luo

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Kaili ZhangGraduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
Wei ChenSchool of Medicine, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China.
Prasanna DivigalpitiyaFaculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
Shasha XingSchool of Medicine, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China.
Erdan LuoSchool of Medicine, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China. luoerdan@sina.cn.

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Chengdu Medical Scientific Research Project 2023004JST SPRING JPMJSP2136Yingcai Scheme, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital YC2021003Yingcai Scheme, Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital YC2023010
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Abstract

Few studies explored air pollution's role in female infertility, especially with temperature factors. Investigating these effects is essential given global climate change and declining fertility rates. This retrospective study, conducted in Chengdu, China, included 1158 patients with primary infertility, 804 patients with secondary infertility, and 1809 fertile women who visited outpatient clinics between 2018 and 2023. Individual exposure levels to six air pollutants and temperatures were determined based on residential addresses. Multinomial logistic regression assessed the associations between air pollutants, temperature, and female infertility across five exposure windows (3-36 months before diagnosis). A stratified analysis by age was performed, and the interactions and combined exposure effects were further evaluated. Exposure to NO

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionEnvironmental ExposureInfertility, FemaleTemperatureAdultChinaFemaleHumansMiddle AgedParticulate MatterRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsAir PollutantsParticulate MatterAir pollutionAmbient exposureFemale infertilityInteractionTemperature

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