Environmental Science
7 years ago

Toxic chemicals in food may damage male fertility

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Maternal exposure to a mixture of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) affects testis histology, epididymal sperm count and induces sperm DNA fragmentation in mice
Abdolrahman Khezri, Birgitte Lindeman, Anette Krogenæs, Haisheng Han, Karin Zimmer, Erik Ropstad

Paper Summary

A study looked at how exposure to a mix of harmful chemicals affects male reproductive health. Female mice were fed this mix during pregnancy and lactation. The male offspring had fewer sperm, with more damaged DNA. This shows that exposure to these chemicals can harm testicular development and sperm quality.

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