Urinary bisphenol A concentrations and association with in vitro fertilization outcomes among women from a fertility clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Are urinary BPA concentrations associated with in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes among women attending an academic fertility center?

Summary answer

Urinary BPA concentrations were not associated with adverse reproductive and pregnancy outcomes among women from a fertility clinic.

What is known already

Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor, is detected in the urine of most Americans. Although animal studies have demonstrated that BPA reduces female fertility through effects on the ovarian follicle and uterus, data from human populations are scarce and equivocal.

Study design, size and duration

This prospective cohort study between 2004 and 2012 at the Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center included 256 women (n = 375 IVF cycles) w

SUBMITTER: Minguez-Alarcon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4542722 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature