Pesticides are extensively used in controlling agricultural pests. Pesticide exposure of a variety of populations manifests an array of adverse effects and a large number of studies have shown that pesticides are extremely toxic to female reproductive systems. It has been reported that these pollutants induce oxidative stress, apoptosis, endocrine disorders, and epigenetic alterations, which are directly implicated in the declining fertility of females in non-target species. The literature and information present in this review highlighted the toxic effects of pesticides on the female reproductive system along with their possible mechanisms in ovarian tissue.
pesticides, female, oxidative stress, apoptosis, endocrine, epigenetic
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