Fetal Study Highlights Impact Of Stress On Male Fertility

Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 11:28 in Health & Medicine

Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests. Researchers looked at the effect of stress hormones -- glucocorticoids -- combined with a common chemical used in glues, paints and plastics. They found that the combination strikingly increased the likelihood of reproductive birth defects.

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