Environmental and occupational factors affecting fertility and IVF success

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-57

  Younglai, Edward V ^a,b   Holloway, Alison C ^a   Foster, Warren G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental contaminants; IVF; Pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CAFFEINE; CHLORINE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE; DIOXIN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LEAD; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; SOLVENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DANGEROUS GOODS; DIET; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; LIFESTYLE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CAFFEINE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; METALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 13444288261     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmh055     Document Type: Review

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