Association of heavy metal with sperm parameters and sex hormones: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Saba Goodarzi, Arman Shafiee, Pegah Rashidian, Reza Ghoreshi, Shirin Djalalinia, Zahra Nouri Ghonbalani, Razieh Lotfi, Zohreh Mahmoodi, Mostafa Qorbani

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DOI: 10.1016/j.eurox.2026.100505
Published: 2026-12
Container: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.eurox.2026.100505,
  title = {Association of heavy metal with sperm parameters and sex hormones: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies},
  author = {Saba Goodarzi and Arman Shafiee and Pegah Rashidian and Reza Ghoreshi and Shirin Djalalinia and Zahra Nouri Ghonbalani and Razieh Lotfi and Zohreh Mahmoodi and Mostafa Qorbani},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {European Journal of Obstetrics \&amp; Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X},
  doi = {10.1016/j.eurox.2026.100505},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurox.2026.100505}
}

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TI  - Association of heavy metal with sperm parameters and sex hormones: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
AU  - Saba Goodarzi
AU  - Arman Shafiee
AU  - Pegah Rashidian
AU  - Reza Ghoreshi
AU  - Shirin Djalalinia
AU  - Zahra Nouri Ghonbalani
AU  - Razieh Lotfi
AU  - Zohreh Mahmoodi
AU  - Mostafa Qorbani
PY  - 2026
JO  - European Journal of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X
DO  - 10.1016/j.eurox.2026.100505
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Goodarzi, S., Shafiee, A., Rashidian, P., Ghoreshi, R., Djalalinia, S., Ghonbalani, Z. N., Lotfi, R., Mahmoodi, Z., & Qorbani, M. (2026). Association of heavy metal with sperm parameters and sex hormones: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurox.2026.100505

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