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The aim of this study was to determine whether time-to-pregnancy (TTP) is prolonged in male greenhouse workers exposed to pesticides in comparison with a non-exposed reference group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data were collected through self-administrated questionnaires with detailed questions on TTP, as well as on lifestyle (for example, smoking habits, coffee and alcohol consumption), work tasks, and occupational exposures of the men and their partners in the six months before conception of the most recent pregnancy. TTP was compared between male greenhouse workers (n\u200a=\u200a694) and a non-exposed reference group (n\u200a=\u200a613) by means of discrete proportional hazards regression analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The crude analyses did not show a decreased overall fecundability among greenhouse workers compared to the non-exposed reference group. 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