Association between perfluorinated compounds and time to pregnancy in a prospective cohort of Danish couples attempting to conceive | Zendy

Sys Vestergaard | Zendy; Flemming Nielsen | Zendy; AnnaMaria Andersson | Zendy; Niels Henrik Hjøllund | Zendy; Philippe Grandjean | Zendy; Helle Raun Andersen | Zendy; Tina Kold Jensen | Zendy

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Association between perfluorinated compounds and time to pregnancy in a prospective cohort of Danish couples attempting to conceive

Author(s) -

Sys Vestergaard,

Flemming Nielsen,

AnnaMaria Andersson,

Niels Henrik Hjøllund,

Philippe Grandjean,

Helle Raun Andersen,

Tina Kold Jensen

Publication year - 2012

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/der450

Subject(s) - perfluorooctanoic acid , pregnancy , confidence interval , danish , odds ratio , perfluorooctane , prospective cohort study , medicine , obstetrics , cohort study , proportional hazards model , gynecology , chemistry , biology , environmental chemistry , linguistics , genetics , philosophy , organic chemistry , sodium , sulfonate

Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) have been widely used and have emerged as important food contaminants. A recent study on pregnant women suggested that PFC exposure was associated with a longer time to pregnancy (TTP). We examined the association between serum concentrations of PFCs in females and TTP in 222 Danish first-time pregnancy planners during the years 1992-1995.

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