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THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT AND LIFESTYLE ON HUMAN FERTILITY

  1. Bisphenol-A (BPA) has been reported to be associated to female infertility. Indeed, BPA has been found to be more frequently detected in infertile women thus leading to hypothesize a possible effect of BPA on ...

    Authors: Claudia Pivonello, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Antonio Nardone, Francesco Garifalos, Donatella Paola Provvisiero, Nunzia Verde, Cristina de Angelis, Alessandro Conforti, Mariangela Piscopo, Renata Simona Auriemma, Annamaria Colao and Rosario Pivonello

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2020 18:22

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  2. Considerable interest has been gathered on the relevant impact of preventable factors, including incorrect lifestyle and unhealthy habits, on female fertility. Smoking, alcohol and addictive drugs consumption ...

    Authors: Cristina de Angelis, Antonio Nardone, Francesco Garifalos, Claudia Pivonello, Andrea Sansone, Alessandro Conforti, Carla Di Dato, Felice Sirico, Carlo Alviggi, Andrea Isidori, Annamaria Colao and Rosario Pivonello

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2020 18:21

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  3. Sexual health is strictly related with general health in both genders. In presence of a sexual dysfunction, the expert in sexual medicine aims to discover the specific weight of the physical and psychological ...

    Authors: Daniele Mollaioli, Giacomo Ciocca, Erika Limoncin, Stefania Di Sante, Giovanni Luca Gravina, Eleonora Carosa, Andrea Lenzi and Emmanuele Angelo Francesco Jannini

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2020 18:10

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  4. Among the factors causing male infertility, one of the most debated is the exposure to environmental contaminants. Recently, the chemical compound Bisphenol A (BPA) has drawn attention from the reproductive sc...

    Authors: Federica Cariati, Nadja D’Uonno, Francesca Borrillo, Stefania Iervolino, Giacomo Galdiero and Rossella Tomaiuolo

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2019 17:6

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  5. A mounting body of the literature suggests that environmental chemicals found in food and water could affect female reproduction. Many worldwide daily-used products have been shown to contain chemicals that co...

    Authors: Justin Rashtian, Diana E. Chavkin and Zaher Merhi

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2019 17:5

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  6. Over the past two decades, public health has focused on the identification of environmental chemical factors that are able to adversely affect hormonal function, known as endocrine disruptors (EDs). EDs mimic ...

    Authors: Andrea Di Nisio and Carlo Foresta

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2019 17:4

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  7. Air pollution is a cause of concern for human health. For instance, it is associated with an increased risk for cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. In vitro and in vivo studies suggested that air...

    Authors: Alessandro Conforti, Marika Mascia, Giuseppina Cioffi, Cristina De Angelis, Giuseppe Coppola, Pasquale De Rosa, Rosario Pivonello, Carlo Alviggi and Giuseppe De Placido

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2018 16:117

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  8. Exposure to air pollution has been clearly associated with a range of adverse health effects, including reproductive toxicity. However, a limited amount of research has been conducted to examine the associatio...

    Authors: Joanna Jurewicz, Emila Dziewirska, Michał Radwan and Wojciech Hanke

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2018 16:109

    Content type: Review

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  9. Hundreds of thousands of young women are diagnosed with cancer each year, and due to recent advances in screening programs, diagnostic methods and treatment options, survival rates have significantly improved....

    Authors: Roberto Marci, Maddalena Mallozzi, Luisa Di Benedetto, Mauro Schimberni, Stefano Mossa, Ilaria Soave, Stefano Palomba and Donatella Caserta

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2018 16:112

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  10. During recent years, an increasing percentage of male infertility has to be attributed to an array of environmental, health and lifestyle factors. Male infertility is likely to be affected by the intense expos...

    Authors: Kavindra Kumar Kesari, Ashok Agarwal and Ralf Henkel

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2018 16:118

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  11. There is growing evidence that lifestyle choices account for the overall quality of health and life (QoL) reflecting many potential lifestyle risks widely associated with alterations of the reproductive functi...

    Authors: Stefano Palomba, Jessica Daolio, Sara Romeo, Francesco Antonino Battaglia, Roberto Marci and Giovanni Battista La Sala

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2018 16:113

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  12. Male infertility is a widespread condition among couples. In about 50% of cases, couple infertility is attributable to the male partner, mainly due to a failure in spermatogenesis. In recent times, the crucial...

    Authors: Alessandro Ilacqua, Giulia Izzo, Gian Pietro Emerenziani, Carlo Baldari and Antonio Aversa

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2018 16:115

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  13. This article is a review that addresses the following topics, divided by paragraphs. The first paragraph investigates the effects of physical activity on ovarian function, analyzing in particular the changes c...

    Authors: Sandro La Vignera, Rosita A. Condorelli, Rossella Cannarella, Ylenia Duca and Aldo E. Calogero

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2018 16:108

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  14. It is universally accepted that lifestyle interventions are the first step towards a good overall, reproductive and sexual health. Cessation of unhealthy habits, such as tobacco, alcohol and drug use, poor nut...

    Authors: Andrea Sansone, Massimiliano Sansone, Diana Vaamonde, Paolo Sgrò, Ciro Salzano, Francesco Romanelli, Andrea Lenzi and Luigi Di Luigi

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2018 16:114

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  15. In recent decades, the decline in human fertility has become increasingly more worrying: while therapeutic interventions might help, they are vexing for the couple and often burdened with high failure rates an...

    Authors: Andrea Sansone, Carla Di Dato, Cristina de Angelis, Davide Menafra, Carlotta Pozza, Rosario Pivonello, Andrea Isidori and Daniele Gianfrilli

    Citation: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2018 16:3

    Content type: Review

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