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Infertile men have increased risk of all cancers and some individual cancers

Risk of All Cancers, Specific Cancers Up in Infertile Men

Risk of testicular cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, all cancers up vs. men who have undergone vasectomy
High-pesticide residue fruit and vegetable intake correlates with poorer semen quality

Semen Quality Linked to Fruit, Veggie Pesticide Residue

Men in highest quartile of high-pesticide residue fruit, vegetable intake have lower sperm count
Assisted reproductive technology is associated with increased incidence of autism

Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Autism

Correlation mainly explained by adverse prenatal and perinatal outcomes; multiple births
Hard physical work

Physical Labor, High BP, Multiple Meds Affect Male Fertility

All among the factors that may lower sperm quality and make men less fertile
For patients with breast cancer

Goserelin Protects Against Ovarian Failure in Breast Cancer

Randomized trial shows reduction in ovarian failure and more pregnancy for chemo + goserelin
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In Vitro Fertilization Birth Rates Continue to Rise

With drop in number of multiple embryo transfers, twin and triplet birth rates
When expectant mothers are exposed to phthalates during the first trimester

Phthalates in First Trimester May Affect Male Fertility

Shorter anogenital distance has been linked to infertility and low sperm count
Although use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection has doubled in the past decade

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Rates Have Doubled

But the procedure is not always tied to better outcomes