Effect of pesticides on testicular function.

Marshall S, Whorton D, Krauss R M, Palmer W S

Urology. 1978 Mar;11(3):257-9. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(78)90128-0.

Marked impairment of spermatogenesis was found in a group of men exposed to the pesticide 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), demonstrated by semen analyses, testicular biopsies, and hormone studies. The ramifications of the use of this pesticide are discussed.