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Reduced fertility - female (infertility and subfertility)

Causes    Grouped by strength of evidence

Strong Evidence

anesthetic gases

estrogens / DES

ionizing radiation

tobacco smoke (active smoking)

Good Evidence

1-bromopropane

2-bromopropane

ethylene glycol ethers

formaldehyde

lead

nitrous oxide

pesticides

solvents

tetrachloroethylene (PCE)

tobacco smoke (secondhand)

toluene

Limited Evidence

chlordecone

DDT/DDE

dioxins / TCDD

herbicides

hexachlorobenzene

mercury

organochlorine pesticides

PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), not otherwise specified

pentachlorophenol (PCP)

pesticides

styrene

vanadium

Notes

Women exposed to DDT in the womb have been shown to have reduced fertility (increased time to pregnancy) as adults.