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Pregnant women have been told that using perfumes or scented creams may increase the risk of unborn boys developing infertility in later life.
Edinburgh University researchers claimed a crucial window between eight and 12 weeks of pregnancy determined future reproductive problems.
They believe that exposure to chemicals found in cosmetics during this period may affect later sperm production.
But they stressed there was not yet conclusive proof this was the case.
The research team was led by Professor Richard Sharpe of the Medical Research Council's Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, based in Edinburgh. BBC News
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