Pesticides behind falling fertility rate in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
(WorldNews Health)

Visakhapatnam: Excessive use of pesticides in agriculture may be one of the factors contributing to increasing infertility among the people in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state. As the first test tube baby completes 40 years this month, lifestyle and clinical factors are also found to be key reasons for infertility. Why the pesticide issue poses a threat to the people of the two Telugu states is that they are among the high pesticide consuming states in India. TS and AP account for 24 per cent of all the pesticide used in the country, according to reports. Besides, the infertility...