TY - JOUR
T1 - Reproductive health research in Australia and New Zealand
T2 - Highlights from the Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology, 2019
AU - Winship, Amy
AU - Donoghue, Jacqueline
AU - Houston, Brendan J.
AU - Martin, Jacinta H.
AU - Lord, Tessa
AU - Adwal, Alaknanda
AU - Gonzalez, Macarena
AU - Desroziers, Elodie
AU - Ahmad, Gulfam
AU - Richani, Dulama
AU - Bromfield, Elizabeth G.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The 2019 meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB) provided a platform for the dissemination of new knowledge and innovations to improve reproductive health in humans, enhance animal breeding efficiency and understand the effect of the environment on reproductive processes. The effects of environment and lifestyle on fertility and animal behaviour are emerging as the most important modern issues facing reproductive health. Here, we summarise key highlights from recent work on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and diet- and lifestyle-induced metabolic changes and how these factors affect reproduction. This is particularly important to discuss in the context of potential effects on the reproductive potential that may be imparted to future generations of humans and animals. In addition to key summaries of new work in the male and female reproductive tract and on the health of the placenta, for the first time the SRB meeting included a workshop on endometriosis. This was an important opportunity for researchers, healthcare professionals and patient advocates to unite and provide critical updates on efforts to reduce the effect of this chronic disease and to improve the welfare of the women it affects. These new findings and directions are captured in this review.
AB - The 2019 meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB) provided a platform for the dissemination of new knowledge and innovations to improve reproductive health in humans, enhance animal breeding efficiency and understand the effect of the environment on reproductive processes. The effects of environment and lifestyle on fertility and animal behaviour are emerging as the most important modern issues facing reproductive health. Here, we summarise key highlights from recent work on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and diet- and lifestyle-induced metabolic changes and how these factors affect reproduction. This is particularly important to discuss in the context of potential effects on the reproductive potential that may be imparted to future generations of humans and animals. In addition to key summaries of new work in the male and female reproductive tract and on the health of the placenta, for the first time the SRB meeting included a workshop on endometriosis. This was an important opportunity for researchers, healthcare professionals and patient advocates to unite and provide critical updates on efforts to reduce the effect of this chronic disease and to improve the welfare of the women it affects. These new findings and directions are captured in this review.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083248735&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1071/RD19449
DO - 10.1071/RD19449
M3 - Review Article
C2 - 32234188
AN - SCOPUS:85083248735
SN - 1031-3613
VL - 32
SP - 637
EP - 647
JO - Reproduction, Fertility and Development
JF - Reproduction, Fertility and Development
IS - 7
ER -