Chemicals in packaging 'may increase infertility'
CHEMICALS widely used in food packaging, pesticides and clothing may cause infertility in women, research suggested yesterday.
Exposure to perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) could influence how long it takes for a woman to fall pregnant, a study in the journal Human Reproduction says.
Researchers from the University of California in Los Angeles analysed data from 1,240 pregnant women in Denmark.
They measured the level of two of the most common PFCs – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) – in the women's blood.
They then asked the women how long it had taken them to conceive.
After adjusting to take into account age, lifestyle and socio-economic status, the researchers found women who needed fertility treatment or took longer than 12 months to conceive had higher levels of PFOS and PFOA than those who conceived in under six months.
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