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Associations between blood metals and fecundity among women residing in New York State.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20933593     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Trace exposures to metals may affect female reproductive health. To assess the relation between trace concentrations of blood metals and female fecundity, 99 non-pregnant women discontinuing contraception for the purpose of becoming pregnant were prospectively followed. Participants completed a baseline interview and daily diaries until pregnant, or up to 12 menstrual cycles at risk for pregnancy; home pregnancy test kits were used. For 80 women, whole blood specimens were analyzed for arsenic, cadmium, lead, magnesium, nickel, selenium and zinc using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Time to pregnancy was estimated using Cox proportional hazards models for discrete time. Metal concentrations were generally within population reference intervals. Adjusted models suggest a 51.5% increase in the probability for pregnancy per 3.60 μg/L increase in Mg (P=0.062), and a 27.7% decrease per 0.54 μg/L increase in Zn (P=0.114). Findings indicate that Mg and Zn may impact female fecundity, but in varying directions.
Authors:
Michael S Bloom; Germaine M Buck Louis; Rajeshwari Sundaram; Paul J Kostyniak; Jinesh Jain
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.     Date:  2010-10-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1873-1708     ISO Abbreviation:  Reprod. Toxicol.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-07     Completed Date:  2011-07-07     Revised Date:  2012-02-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8803591     Medline TA:  Reprod Toxicol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  158-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, One University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA. mbloom@uamail.albany.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Arsenic / blood
Cadmium / blood
Female
Fertility / physiology*
Humans
Lead / blood
Magnesium / blood
Metals / blood*
New York
Nickel / blood
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Selenium / blood
Time Factors
Zinc / blood
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
ZIA HD008729-09/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; ZIA HD008883-01/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Metals; 7439-92-1/Lead; 7439-95-4/Magnesium; 7440-02-0/Nickel; 7440-38-2/Arsenic; 7440-43-9/Cadmium; 7440-66-6/Zinc; 7782-49-2/Selenium

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