An analysis of the impact of organophosphate pesticides on sperm motility, count, concentration and morphology has suggested any impact may be independent of an effect on the hormone testosterone, according to a poster presented at at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) 39th Annual Meeting 2023.
Impact of pesticides on semen quality may be separate to testosterone
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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