Open AccessIn utero exposure to tobacco smoke and subsequent reduced fertility in females
Author(s) -
Xunwen Ye,
Rolv Skjærven,
Olga Basso,
Donna D. Baird,
Merete Eggesbø,
Lea A. CupulUicab,
Kjell Haug,
Matthew P. Longnecker
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deq235
Subject(s) - in utero , medicine , pregnancy , fertility , odds ratio , tobacco smoke , passive smoking , cohort study , cohort , confidence interval , epidemiology , demography , obstetrics , environmental health , population , fetus , biology , genetics , sociology
Animal studies have shown that in utero exposure to chemicals in tobacco smoke reduces female fertility, but epidemiological findings have been inconsistent.
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