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WHAT'S NEW For a searchable calendar of CHE-Fertility related conferences and award deadlines, click here CHE-Fertility Calls SAVE THE DATE - 7/13, 11AM PT Know Your ABC's: The Fundamentals of Reproductive Health and the Environment CHE-Fertility Call Archive Other Calls of Interest to CHE-Fertility Reproductive Health and the Environment: Making the Work Real Sponsored by: RHTP, Thursday, June 25, 1 PM EST More info on the CHE searchable calendar.  ***** Recent Publications NEW REPORT -- Girl, Disrupted: Hormone Disruptors and Women's Reproductive Health New Tri-fold -- Hormone Disruptors and Women's Health: Reasons for Concern [PDF] Recent report- Shaping Our Legacy: A report from the 2007 UCSF-CHE Summit on Reproductive Health Proceedings from the 2007 UCSF-CHE Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility are now available (published in Fertility & Sterility) ***** CHE Fertility Partners in the News Sex Education: A Primer on Chemicals, Fertility and Reproduction, Grist, September 2007. An Inconceivable Truth: The Link Between Infertility and the Environment, Vogue, August 2007. BROWSE the CHE Fertility Online Library, a searchable online database that includes news articles, scientific abstracts, and organizational reports on fertility and pregnancy compromise and environmental factors. View the latest six articles below. 1 Jul Phthalate exposure linked to low birth weight. Findings from a study of Chinese newborns suggest that pregnant women exposed to phthalates -- plasticizer chemicals used in many consumer products -- increases the risk of low birth weight. Reuters Health. 30 Jun Mink more sensitive than rats to fire retardant chemicals. A team of researchers report that some low concentrations of a commercial brominated flame retardant mix ? which have no effect in laboratory rats ? caused pregnancy failures when fed to female mink. Environmental Health News. 20 Jun Canada to pull plug on 'rubber duck' chemicals. Phthalates used in children's soft vinyl toys and in personal care products will be included in new Health Canada regulations, following similar moves in other countries. Toronto Globe and Mail. 9 Jun HRT-related horse estrogens in wastewater may feminize fish. Some horse estrogens used in hormone replacement therapies make their way from people to wastewater and into fish where they may contribute to the feminization of the animals, reports a study from England. Environmental Health News. 6 Jun Vitamin supplements may lessen miscarriage risk. Taking vitamins before and during early pregnancy is associated with reduced risk for miscarriage, researchers have determined. However, it may be that the connection is related to generally healthy practices among vitamin takers. Reuters Health. 29 May Exposure to combustion by-products linked to male infertility. A new study adds to the growing literature suggesting that chemical exposure may affect male fertility. Environmental Health News. More news...

CHE's Fertility/Reproductive Health Working Group aims to foster collaboration among diverse constituencies around environmental impacts to fertility, related reproductive health disorders, and pregnancy compromise, in order to discern what science is telling us about these issues, what research gaps currently exist, and how to effectively support and promote education and action around these issues. Read more...

Join CHE Fertility to connect with over 300 individual and organizational CHE Fertility participants, stay informed about the latest environmental reproductive health science, and more. If you are already a CHE Partner and would like to join, send an email request to chefertility-subscribe@lists.healthandenvironment.org, or become a CHE Partner and indicate your interest in your application.

For more information about this group, please contact the CHE Fertility Working Group Coordinator, Julia Varshavsky, at Julia@HealthandEnvironment.org.

For a searchable calendar of CHE-Fertility related conferences and award deadlines, click here