[Raptor235]

Infertility is everywhere these days. The instance of fertility-enhancing treatments such as IVF have skyrocketed and it seems that everyone from your cousins and coworkers to the fictional characters of your favorite TV shows are having trouble in all matters reproductive. While the causes of this widespread difficulty are unknown (and indications of an epidemic or trend are not even clear), there is an increasing body of evidence that suggests many causes may be environmental.

Recently, scientists from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) established that neonatal exposure to bisphenol A - a compound that is commonly found in rigid plastics and resin linings - caused uterine abnormalities in middle-aged mice. There is strong evidence that the same is true for female humans, 20-50% of whom suffer from ovarian fibroids (to say nothing of endocrine cancers, endometriosis and other reproductive tract ailments!)

In the 1940s, polymer scientists discovered that bisphenol A was useful in the formation of rigid plastics. These plastics have been used primarily as containers: they are found in commercial beverage and baby bottles, in the lining of canned goods and sodas and even in the tooth coatings used by dentists to prevent the creation of cavities. Frankly, if you live in a developed or rapidly developing country, you have a biologically active accumulation of this chemical in your fatty tissue.
You can find the entire article here http://aboutmyplanet.com/science-tec...rtility-linked

[mollyL]

This tells me that I am on the track to puzzling out a problem that has been bothering me. My daughter and son had all kinds of trouble conceiving their babies. As for their father and I, we had but to look at each other with a raised eyebrow and we conceived. I have been up and down the list trying to think why this was so difficult, and the only thing that makes sense to both of them was that they were trying to conceive in large cities with lots of pollution.

[tater03]

You know I never really thought about pollution or the environment contributing to infertility but it does make some sense. I mean breathing in this stuff they have already found effects so much within our bodies why not fertility?

[Angel]

I think this is only the tip of the iceberg. Increased chemicals in every part of our lives cannot be good for the body. And emissions from electricity are also underrated in how they affect health. People are increasingly using plug in mice and rodent deterrents that work by putting a pulse of energy through the walls. You may not hear it, although some people including me can, but it does affect the wave patterns of the mind and body. sorry slightly off topic, but connected if you know what I mean.

[ammulu]

Some of these after knowing too are unavoidable from usage. We still need to use them for something or the other. But never knew such high contribution towards infertility. Need to take good care.

[RFL1986]

It's definitely worth concern. I think like someone else already put so well that this is only the tip of the iceberg as far as we're going to discover about pollution's effect on our health. I hope studies such as this get some publicity because a matter as direct as infertility is sure to garner attention due to its personal nature.