Man-made chemicals in the environment act as endocrine disruptors that have negative impacts on human reproductive health.

“the category that I focus on are man made primarily man-made chemicals although I do also include the influence of other factors factors of choice for example sleep exercise that kind of thing we can talk about that but let's just focus here on the on the chemicals”

She asserts that exposure to environmental chemicals can lead to infertility and can have transgenerational impacts through epigenetic changes.

“what's happening in utero is epigenetic changes so changes to our DNA that are then being passed down through our progyny so great grandchildren even if they live a perfectly clean lifestyle and haven't been osed to toxins could have already been genetically predisposed to developing some of these c”

Exposure to microplastics and endocrine-disrupting chemicals is negatively impacting fertility, sperm quality, and fetal development.

“exposure to microplastics led to decreased sperm count reduce motility and alterations in sperm morphology these changes rais serious questions about fertility and reproductive Health in humans”

She desires to have children and believes they are a priority for the couple.

“Honestly, even more importantly, we're really excited to hopefully be able to get to start our family here soon.”

He intends to have children within the next couple of years.

“Lord willing, [laughter] I would love to be able [snorts] to have a few kids in the next couple of years.”

Widespread encouragement of relying on reproductive technologies later in life paradoxically reduces the overall chance of individuals becoming parents by reinforcing delays in forming long-term partn

“I mean this is going to be controversial, but I have to say it. Uh the more society encourages later in later reproductive life technology, the lower the overall chance of a person ever becoming a parent”

The contraceptive pill has significantly altered sexual culture and public roles by creating trade-offs that have resulted in negative social consequences, such as declining birth rates.

“my argument is it's had so much more of a profound effect than we tend to acknowledge um because the fact that it's women who bear children is so so so socially important in terms of our ability to work our economic uh vulner abilities”

The birth control pill has been a significant driver of women's independence and economic achievement.

“there's been nothing more instrumental to women's ability to be able to achieve independence than the birth control pill”