Low-level arsenic exposure via drinking water consumption and female fecundity - A preliminary investigation.

ABSTRACT: High level arsenic exposure is associated with reproductive toxicity in experimental and observational studies; however, few data exist to assess risks at low levels. Even less data are available to evaluate the impact of low level arsenic exposure on human fecundity. Our aim in this pilot study was a preliminary evaluation of associations between low level drinking water arsenic contamination and female fecundity. This retrospective study was conducted among women previously recruited to a hospital-based case-control study of spontaneous pregnancy loss in Timiṣ County, Romania. Women (n=94) with planned pregnancies of 5-20 weeks gestation completed a comprehensive physician-administered study questionnaire and reported the number of menstrual cycles attempting to conceive as the time to p

SUBMITTER: Susko ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5328919 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature