India - Study on Effect of Fluoride on Fertility in State Soon

BHUBANESWAR: Even as fluoride contamination is known to cause a host of health problems in humans, its impact on reproductive system and fertility in the population of the affected districts of Odisha is set to become the subject of a comprehensive probe.

The Centre for Human Reproduction (CHR) of IMS and Sum Hospital has been assigned to conduct the study by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It will aim to determine if high fluoride levels in drinking water actually lead to infertility among men and how.........