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.