Sperm undergo a complex process called capacitation during their journey through the female reproductive tract. In this process, a set of biochemical events occurs that have the purpose of fertilization. Some toxic compounds can interfere with this process, including perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or also called perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), such as...
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a persistent and bio-accumulative pollutant ubiquitous in wildlife and humans, which receives many concerns on its fate, transport, distribution, and toxicity. There is a concern about its presence in human blood and internal organs which points toward associations with multiple human health endpoints including fertility. Researches...