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January 1, 2008Environmental Health Perspectives308 citationsOpen Access

Dioxin Exposure, from Infancy through Puberty, Produces Endocrine Disruption and Affects Human Semen Quality

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PMPaolo MocarelliPGPier Mario GerthouxDPDonald G. Patterson

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Exposure to TCDD in infancy reduces sperm concentration and motility, and an opposite effect is seen with exposure during puberty. Exposure in either period leads to permanent reduction of estradiol and increased FSH. These effects are permanent and occur at TCDD concentrations < 68 ppt, which is within one order of magnitude of those in the industrialized world in the 1970s and 1980s and may be responsible at least in part for the reported decrease in sperm quality, especially in younger men.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dfb83dd5404a0bea59349ehttps://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10399
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