Associations of Pesticide Residue Exposure from Fruit and Vegetable Intake with Ovarian Reserve.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We previously reported that the intake of fruits and vegetables (FV) known to have high-pesticide contamination in the United States food supply is related to lower sperm counts. Whether the same is true for ovarian reserve is unknown.

Objective

We evaluated the relation between FV intake, overall and when taking into consideration pesticide residue status, with the markers of ovarian reserve among reproductive-aged females.

Methods

Participants were 633 females, 21-45 y, presenting to an academic fertility center. We combined surveillance data from the United States Department of Agriculture and self-reported food intake data to characterize exposure to pesticide residues through FV intake. Poisson and linear regression were used to evaluate associations o

SUBMITTER: Kazemi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11934237 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature