Open AccessAmbient Air Pollution Exposure and Fecundability in Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization
Author(s) -
Sabah M. Quraishi,
Paul Lin,
K.S. Richter,
Mary D Hinckley,
Bill Yee,
Genevieve NealPerry,
Lianne Sheppard,
Joel D. Kaufman,
Anjum Hajat
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
environmental epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-7882
DOI - 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000036
Subject(s) - infertility , poisson regression , fertility , pregnancy , fecundity , medicine , live birth , relative risk , in vitro fertilisation , female infertility , obstetrics , gynecology , demography , environmental health , population , biology , confidence interval , genetics , sociology
Limited research suggests ambient air pollution impairs fecundity but groups most susceptible have not been identified. We studied whether long-term ambient air pollution exposure prior to an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle was associated with successful livebirth, and whether associations were modified by underlying infertility diagnosis.