1 in 6 couples struggle with infertility, and we know that the environment affects how our bodies reproduce. In The Fertility Sisterhood: Cleaning Up Your Lifestyle For Future Generations, Harvard Reproductive Epidemiologist & Fertility Expert Dr. Carmen Messerlian and her sister, Lara take a deep dive into what everyone needs to know about how the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and our everyday lifestyle habits and environmental exposures impact our health and therefore, our fertility. Now let’s dive in and learn how we can clean up our lifestyles for future generations! Brought to you by Rescripted.
Links to research:
EARTH Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5990043/
The effects of the phthalate DiNP on reproduction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33125036/
Chemicals in coatings of coffee-to-go cups: https://www.foodpackagingforum.org/news/chemicals-in-coatings-of-coffee-to-go-cups
Phthalates and Ovulation: https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfaa170
Phthalates and Pregnancy Loss: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32866875/
Reproductive and developmental effects of phthalate diesters in females: https://doi.org/10.3109/10408444.2013.766149
The overview of current evidence on the reproductive toxicity of dibutyl phthalate: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01658
