Environmental and occupational factors and higher risk of couple infertility: a systematic review study
Abstract Background Infertility is a global health problem that represents an increasing trend due to new lifestyles following technological advances since individuals are facing more risk factors than before. The present systematic review study aimed to investigate the impact of environmental and o...
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| description | Abstract Background Infertility is a global health problem that represents an increasing trend due to new lifestyles following technological advances since individuals are facing more risk factors than before. The present systematic review study aimed to investigate the impact of environmental and occupational factors on reproductive parameters and increased risk of couple infertility. Main body Scopus, PubMed, SID, and Web of Science databases were searched for the available observational (i.e., cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional) systematic review, meta-analysis, and clinical trial studies between 2007 and 2019. To this end, keywords such as ‘Environmental exposure’, ‘Occupational exposure’, ‘Environmental pollutants’, ‘Environmental pollution’, ‘Couple infertility’, ‘Sterility’, and ‘Sub-fertility’ were used. The retrieved investigations examined the impact of environmental and occupational risk factors on reproductive indices and increased infertility risk. Totally, 66 out of 9519 papers were evaluated after considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The reported risk factors in the reviewed studies were heavy metals, cigarette smoking, and exposure to chemicals through consumer goods, urban life, and proximity to main roads. In addition, occupational factors included heavy physical activity, prolonged sitting, exposure to a hot environment, contact with formaldehyde, pesticides, insecticides, mechanical vibration, and contact with ionizing radiation, all of which affected the reproductive parameters. However, some researchers found no significant associations in this regard. Short conclusion In general, individuals with known impairments in reproductive parameters were more exposed to risk factors. Nonetheless, more studies are needed to determine the risk of infertility in the population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-566e6500a78e41a287778b19368116e12022-12-22T03:01:56ZengSpringerOpenMiddle East Fertility Society Journal2090-32512022-12-0127112710.1186/s43043-022-00124-4Environmental and occupational factors and higher risk of couple infertility: a systematic review studySara Abdoli0Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi1Farideh Kazemi2Student Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Mother and Child Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesMother and Child Care Research Center, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Infertility is a global health problem that represents an increasing trend due to new lifestyles following technological advances since individuals are facing more risk factors than before. The present systematic review study aimed to investigate the impact of environmental and occupational factors on reproductive parameters and increased risk of couple infertility. Main body Scopus, PubMed, SID, and Web of Science databases were searched for the available observational (i.e., cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional) systematic review, meta-analysis, and clinical trial studies between 2007 and 2019. To this end, keywords such as ‘Environmental exposure’, ‘Occupational exposure’, ‘Environmental pollutants’, ‘Environmental pollution’, ‘Couple infertility’, ‘Sterility’, and ‘Sub-fertility’ were used. The retrieved investigations examined the impact of environmental and occupational risk factors on reproductive indices and increased infertility risk. Totally, 66 out of 9519 papers were evaluated after considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The reported risk factors in the reviewed studies were heavy metals, cigarette smoking, and exposure to chemicals through consumer goods, urban life, and proximity to main roads. In addition, occupational factors included heavy physical activity, prolonged sitting, exposure to a hot environment, contact with formaldehyde, pesticides, insecticides, mechanical vibration, and contact with ionizing radiation, all of which affected the reproductive parameters. However, some researchers found no significant associations in this regard. Short conclusion In general, individuals with known impairments in reproductive parameters were more exposed to risk factors. Nonetheless, more studies are needed to determine the risk of infertility in the population.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43043-022-00124-4Environmental pollutionEnvironmental exposureOccupational exposureEnvironmental pollutantsCouple infertilitySterility |
| spellingShingle | Sara Abdoli Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi Farideh Kazemi Environmental and occupational factors and higher risk of couple infertility: a systematic review study Middle East Fertility Society Journal Environmental pollution Environmental exposure Occupational exposure Environmental pollutants Couple infertility Sterility |
| title | Environmental and occupational factors and higher risk of couple infertility: a systematic review study |
| title_full | Environmental and occupational factors and higher risk of couple infertility: a systematic review study |
| title_fullStr | Environmental and occupational factors and higher risk of couple infertility: a systematic review study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental and occupational factors and higher risk of couple infertility: a systematic review study |
| title_short | Environmental and occupational factors and higher risk of couple infertility: a systematic review study |
| title_sort | environmental and occupational factors and higher risk of couple infertility a systematic review study |
| topic | Environmental pollution Environmental exposure Occupational exposure Environmental pollutants Couple infertility Sterility |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43043-022-00124-4 |
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