Urinary triclosan concentrations and semen quality among men from a fertility clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Triclosan, a widely-used antimicrobial in personal care products, has shown endocrine disrupting activity in experimental studies. However, there is limited evidence from epidemiologic studies on health effects.

Objective

To examine the association between urinary triclosan concentrations and semen quality.

Methods

A total of 262 men enrolled in the Environmental and Reproductive Health (EARTH) Study provided 581 paired urine and semen samples (2009-2017). Urinary triclosan concentrations were quantified and semen analysis was evaluated according to WHO guidelines. We used linear mixed regression models to estimate the associations between specific gravity-adjusted urinary triclosan concentrations with semen parameters, with a random intercept to account fo

SUBMITTER: Nassan FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6717534 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature