Hair mercury (Hg) levels, fish consumption and semen parameters among men attending a fertility center.

ABSTRACT: General population exposure to methylmercury (MeHg), the most common organic mercury compound found in the environment, occurs primarily through the consumption of contaminated fish and shellfish. Due to limited studies and lack of consideration of effect modification by fish consumption, it remains uncertain if exposure to mercury affects semen parameters. Thus, we investigated whether hair Hg levels, a biomarker of mercury exposure, were associated with semen parameters among men attending an academic fertility center, and whether this relationship was modified by intake of fish. This analysis included 129 men contributing 243 semen samples who were enrolled in the Environment and Reproductive Health (EARTH) Study between 2005 and 2013, and had data of hair Hg, intake of fish and semen p

SUBMITTER: Minguez-Alarcon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5834351 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature