The Q129 mice were established by in vitro fertilization because of their decreased fertility.
The review, to be carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency, follows growing concern about the widespread use of such chemicals, after studies linking flame retardants to cancer, lower IQ, developmental problems, and decreased fertility.
Other changes may be detrimental, resulting in reduced survival or decreased fertility of those individuals who harbour them; these changes tend to be rare in the population.
High plasma urea nitrogen (PUN) concentrations are associated with decreased fertility in lactating dairy cows.
In contrast, antisense OsABI5 transgenic rice plants showed increased stress tolerance but decreased fertility (Zou et al. 2008).
Persistent mating-induced endometritis (PMIE) results in decreased fertility in horses, thereby causing a significant impact in the horse market.
Conclusions: Early recognition and treatment are essential to minimise the risk of decreased fertility after adnexal torsion in young girls.
In addition to acute complications, treatment of ectopic pregnancy can result in long-term sequelae that include decreased fertility.
These remarkable findings have come from observations that patients with compromised sperm epigenomes tend to have decreased fertility in general, but also have higher likelihood of having marked alterations to sperm function and poor pregnancy outcomes.
Some studies have linked BPA exposure to decreased fertility, breast cancer, and developmental disorders.
A growing number of research has linked excessive alcohol consumption with decreased fertility.
