Reliability of perfluoroalkyl substances in plasma of 100 women in two consecutive pregnancies.

ABSTRACT: The potential toxicity of background exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is currently under active investigation. Such investigations typically rely on a single measure of PFAS concentration, yet the longer-term reliability of a single measure has not been well characterized, especially among reproductive-aged women. Our aim was to investigate the association between PFAS plasma concentrations of 100 women in two consecutive pregnancies and explore changes in plasma concentration related to reproductive factors. The women in our study were enrolled in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) from 2003 to 2009. About half of them breastfed exclusively for 6 months and the rest of the participants did not breastfeed between the two consecutive pregnancies (median time bet

SUBMITTER: Papadopoulou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4492849 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature