Abstract

The present research report has looked into the correlation between male infertility and the fluoride level in water, the occurrence of dental and skeletal fluorosis, [the volume and quality of] semen and the amount of fluoride contained therein. Results have shown that fluoride might be a leading cause of male infertility in regions with endemic fluorosis.

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