Associations between urinary bisphenol A and its analogues and semen quality: A cross-sectional study among Chinese men from an infertility clinic

• Published in: Environment international 2022-03, Vol.161, p.107132, Article 107132
• Main Authors: Chen, Pan-Pan, Liu, Chong, Zhang, Min, Miao, Yu, Cui, Fei-Peng, Deng, Yan-Ling, Luo, Qiong, Zeng, Jia-Yue, Shi, Tian, Lu, Ting-Ting, Yin, Wen-Jun, Lu, Wen-Qing, Yi, Gui-Lin, Qiu, GaoKun, Zeng, Qiang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Benzhydryl Compounds - adverse effects; Bisphenol A; Bisphenol F; Bisphenol S; Bisphenols; China; Cross-Sectional Studies; Fertility Clinics; Humans; Male; Mixture exposure; Phenols; Semen Analysis; Semen quality
• ISSN: 0160-4120; 1873-6750
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107132

[Display omitted] •Higher BPA exposure was associated with lower semen quality.•Higher BPS exposure was associated with lower sperm motility.•Higher exposure to BPA, BPF and BPS mixtures were related to declined semen quality. Human studies on association between bisphenol A (BPA) exposure and semen quality, mostly based on single urinary measurement, are inconsistent. There is limited human evidence on BPA analogues such as bisphenol F (BPF) and bisphenol S (BPS), and little is known on potential effects of bisphenol mixtures. We aimed to explore whether individual or mixtures of BPA, BPS and BPF assessed in repeated urinary measurements were associated with semen quality among 984 Chinese men from an infertility clinic. We found that higher BPA exposure was associated with increased odds ratios (ORs) of having below-reference sperm concentration, total sperm count, progressive motility and total motility (all P for trends