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Plastic products bring tremendous convenience to modern life, while the health risks caused by plastic pollution have aroused global concern. As typical endocrine-disrupting chemicals, microplastics (MPs) can enter the human body through dietary intake, respiration, and skin contact, and accumulate in multiple organs. Accumulated MPs impair the physiological function of the female reproductive system and are closely associated with multiple gynecological disorders, including polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, and premature ovarian insufficiency. After internalization, MPs trigger a series of pathological events such as epigenetic alterations, hormonal metabolism disturbance, inflammatory response, immune dysregulation, oxidative stress, and cellular damage, ultimately resulting in female reproductive impairment. The exposure routes and pathogenic mechanisms underlying MPs-induced reproductive toxicity have emerged as critical scientific issues that urgently require addressing. 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