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  • 35 mins of CPD

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What you'll learn in this expert session

How are everyday environmental chemicals affecting fertility and human reproduction? What is the evidence? How significant is our exposure? And most importantly, what can be done about it? In this presentation, A/Prof Mark Green, a Reproductive Biologist, answers these questions and provides an overview of what, where, and how endocrine-disrupting chemicals are potentially impacting the health of young Australians.

About the Expert

A/Prof Mark Green

A/Prof Mark Green is a reproductive biologist, group leader at the University of Melbourne, and fellow of the Society for Reproductive Biology. After completing his PhD in the UK, he undertook postdoctoral positions in the USA and New Zealand before relocating to Australia. His lab investigates how environmental factors, particularly emerging contaminants and endocrine-disrupting chemicals, affect hormone concentrations, as well as gamete and embryo development, contributing to the increasing incidence of infertility and reproductive disorders in humans and wildlife

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Environmental Toxicants and Their Impact on Fertility

    • Summary

    • Video lecture (25 mins)

    • Quiz: test your learning (10 mins)
  • 2

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