Male reproductive health and environmental xenoestrogens.
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Male reproductive health and environmental xenoestrogens.
Male reproductive health has deteriorated in many countries during the last few decades. In the 1990s, declining semen quality has been reported from Belgium, Denmark, France, and Great Britain. The incidence of testicular cancer has increased during the same time incidences of hypospadias and cryptorchidism also appear to be increasing. Similar reproductive problems occur in many wildlife spec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104s4741