Indoor and outdoor air pollution and couple fecundability: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution is both a sensory blight and a threat to human health. Inhaled environmental pollutants can be naturally occurring or human-made, and include traffic-related air pollution (TRAP), ozone, particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds, among other substances, including those from secondhand smoking. Studies of air pollution on reproductive and endocrine systems have reported associations of TRAP, secondhand smoke (SHS), organic solvents and biomass fueled-cooking with adverse birth outcomes. While some evidence suggests that air pollution contributes to infertility, the extant literature is mixed, and varying effects of pollutants have been reported.

Objective and rationale

Although some reviews have studied the association between common outd

SUBMITTER: Siegel EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9825271 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature