HANDBOOK
OF FERTILITY

Karen P. Phillips describes the public’s perception of
environmental risks, especially those that affect the ability
to conceive and carry to birth. Diana Anderson, Thomas
Ernst Schmid, and Adolf Baumgartner focus on the wellknown role of mothers who use tobacco. This leads to
transgenerational damage in the offspring. Mehmet Y.
Oncel and Omer Erdeve review the role of tobacco smoking on after conception and its damage on fetal health, and
they describe a key mechanism – serum folate levels. S. D.
M. Valckx and J. L. M. R. Leroy approach this issue in another way by evaluating the effects of maternal metabolic
health. Then they evaluate the effects of maternal health
as well as diet on follicular fluid composition. Finally, they
review the consequences on the embryo as well as the oocyte. Gülcan Türker reviews heavy metals, such as mercury, which are well known major toxins. He describes their
actions on preterm mortality and morbidity. Jean D. Brender reviews common materials on foods, like bacon, and
known to cause cancer. They review nitrate and nitrite,
which are metabolites of foods that mothers consume, and
nitrosable drugs for their effects on congenital malformations. Giulia Scaravelli and Roberta Spoletini describe the
application of reproductive techniques on worldwide epidemiology phenomenon and treatment outcomes. Frank
H. Comhaire and W. A. E.