Chemicals and future fertility

We're all exposed to more and more chemicals in our everyday lives, found in everything from packaging to pesticides, and there's growing interest in how, or whether, these can affect our fertility.

Now, a team at Nottingham University have been given a grant to study the effects of some of these toxins on female mammal reproduction. They'll be focusing on how potential problems may pass from mother to foetus by studying sheep. It is thought that exposure to these products may not damage the fertility of the woman herself, but could instead have an impact on a foetus growing in her womb. If this proves to be the case, we may be storing up fertility problems for future generations.

There's so much discussion about chemicals and fertility, that it will be fascinating to see what the team in Nottingham uncover. You can read more about the project at www.nottingham.ac.uk