Open AccessSerum Dioxin Concentrations and Quality of Ovarian Function in Women of Seveso
Author(s) -
Michael Warner,
Brenda Eskenazi,
David L. Olive,
Stevens Samuels,
Sunita Quick-Miles,
Paolo Vercellini,
Pier Mario Gerthoux,
Larry L. Needham,
Donald G. Patterson,
Paolo Mocarelli
Publication year - 2007
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.9667
Subject(s) - ovulation , luteal phase , follicular phase , odds ratio , medicine , endocrinology , hormone , population , ovary , confidence interval , physiology , environmental health
Although 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) has been associated with alterations in ovarian function and hormones in animals, it has not been studied in humans. On 10 July 1976, an explosion exposed residents of Seveso, Italy, to the highest levels of TCDD in a population. Twenty years later, we initiated the Seveso Women's Health Study to study reproductive health.