Reproductive Health and the Environment

Preface.- Acknowledgments.- List of Contributors.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- Introduction: Environmental Impact on Reproductive Health, Recent Trends and Developments. Section 1: The Link Between Reproductive Health and Environment. Epidemiological Studies on the Relationship between Semen Quality and Environmental Chemicals: Historic and Contemporary Compounds. Environment and Fertility. Section 2: Reproductive Health Effects. Male Reproductive Status and its Relationship with Man-Made, Hormone-Disrupting Substances: Studies In Flanders, Belgium.- Potential Impact of the Environment on the Male Reproductive Function: The Example Of Cryptorchidism.- Advanced Glycation End Products in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.- Oocytes and Ovarian Follicles as Targets of Endocrine Disrupters: Consequences for Reproductive Health.- Section 3: Pollutants And Exposure. Non-Pesticide Endocrine Disrupters and Reproductive Health.-Medical Drugs Impairing Fertility.- Impact of Air Pollution on Reproductive Health in Northern Bohemia.- Section 4: Policy Instruments And Issues. Pesticides as Endocrine Disrupters: Identification of Hazards for Female Reproductive Function.- Assessment of Fertility and Other Health Impacts for Selected Pollutants in Flanders: Opportunities and Limitations.- Problems in Assessing Low Dose Effects of Endocrine Disrupters.- Getting the Message Across -- WWF's and ISDE's Perspectives on Communication Strategies to Reduce Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals.- Environmental Ethics and Fertility in Early Cultures and The Industrial Age.- Section 5: Regional Aspects. Reproductive Health Problems in the Greater Athens Area.-Environment and Reproductive Health in Bulgaria.- List of Abbreviations.- List of Units.- Index