Genitotoxin

{{Short description|Poisonous toxin that damages the urinary organs or the reproductive organs}}

A genitotoxin is a poisonous toxin which damages the urinary organs or the reproductive organs.{{cn|date=August 2021}} It can be due to negative side-effects of a medication, or may be caused by natural chemicals that are used in laboratories or the industry.{{Cite journal|last=Austwick|first=P. K. C.|date=1975-09-01|title=MYCOTOXINS|url=https://academic.oup.com/bmb/article/31/3/222/365025|journal=British Medical Bulletin|language=en|volume=31|issue=3|pages=222–229|doi=10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a071290|pmid=764907 |issn=0007-1420|url-access=subscription}} The name derives from genus ("gender"), a word which suggests the aspects of andrology, gynaecology and urology.

The active effect of a genitotoxin is strongly dependent on the dose, the location of the intake, the speed at which it spreads and the health of the human or animal.{{cn|date=August 2021}}