PBDE Concentrations in Women’s Serum and Fecundability
Author(s) -
Kim G. Harley,
Amy R. Marks,
Jonathan Chevrier,
Asa Bradman,
Andreas Sjödin,
Brenda Eskenazi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901450
Subject(s) - polybrominated diphenyl ethers , pregnancy , confidence interval , fertility , physiology , odds ratio , population , menstrual cycle , medicine , biology , endocrinology , environmental health , hormone , ecology , pollutant , genetics
Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants is widespread, with 97% of Americans having detectable levels. Although PBDEs have been associated with reproductive and hormonal effects in animals, no human studies have examined their association with fertility.
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