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Society for Reproduction and Fertility Annual Conference 2016

Winchester, UK
11 Jul 2016 - 11 Jul 2016

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SRF New Investigator Award Lecture

ra0003s008 | SRF New Investigator Award Lecture | SRF2016

Genetic and environmental determinants of male reproductive health

Mitchell Rod

A wide variety of genetic and environmental factors have been proposed to affect male gonadal development and function during fetal life with impacts on subsequent reproductive health. This includes genetic mutations that may result in disorders of sex development (DSD), and environmental exposures to agents such as plasticizers, synthetic oestrogens and analgesics. Much of the data on the specific effects of these genetic mutations and exposures on gonadal development and fun...