Agent that interferes with reproductive function, including sexual performance, fertility, and development of the fetus and embryo.
Notes: - Effects on fertility may include effects on sperm count and sperm viability, oogenesis and ovulation, placental function, lactation, male erectile function, genetic intactness, etc.
- Effects on development may include effects on embryo viability, fetal growth, morphogenesis, functional integrity, etc.
- Reproductive toxicants may show long-term effects not detectable before the second or later generations.
See also: developmental toxicology
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 800 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)