Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations during four windows spanning puberty (prepuberty through sexual maturity) and association with semen quality among young Russian men

CONCLUSIONS: ∑DiNP metabolites measured during late puberty and MiBP metabolites at early puberty were related to poorer semen quality, highlighting the importance of considering specific windows of exposure when investigating chemical exposures in relation to measures of reproductive health in men.PMID:35533529 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113977

Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - May 9, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lidia M ínguez-Alarcón Jane Burns Paige L Williams Susan A Korrick Mary M Lee Jemar R Bather Sergey V Kovalev Sergey A Sokolov Albert T Lebedev Luidmila Smigulina Ramy Abou Ghayda Holger M Koch Oleg Sergeyev Russ Hauser Source Type: research