Special Issue "The Potential Environmental Impacts on Human Reproduction"

Dear Colleagues,

Cumulative evidence suggests the potential impacts of the environment on the dysfunction of the human reproductive system, and the unintended consequences for reproductive outcomes. Air and water pollution, natural and workplace radiation and heat exposure, and daily exposure to low-dose synthetic compounds, including bio-accumulative chemicals and endocrine disruptors, have been linked to the perturbation of sexual development, the impairment of oocyte and sperm quality, the reduction of fertility, and early fetal loss.

This Special Issue invites high-quality research (including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, epidemiological and experimental studies) investigating environmental risks to human reproductive health. Studies on the reproductive health risks of physical, chemical, built environment, climate change, and lifestyle factors, and research on the adverse impact of the environment on reproductive function and outcomes during critical and sensitive windows of development are welcome.

Dr. Jiangang Chen
Guest Editor

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• reproductive health
• chemical exposure
• endocrine disruptors
• built environment
• environmental and occupational risks
• lifestyle
• pregnancy outcomes
• climate change
• global warming
• early determinants of adult health