NIH study links ultraviolet filters to pregnancy delays
Researchers identify two chemicals that appear to reduce fertility in men.
Certain sunscreen chemicals used to protect against ultraviolent rays may impair men’s ability to father children in a timely manner, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health and the New York state Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center. But the researchers caution that the results are preliminary and that additional studies are needed to confirm their findings.
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