Maternal and paternal preconception exposure to bisphenols and size at birth.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Are maternal and paternal preconception urinary bisphenol A (BPA) or bisphenol S (BPS) concentrations associated with offspring birth size?

Summary answer

Maternal-but not paternal-preconception urinary BPA concentrations were associated with lower birth size among couples seeking fertility evaluation.

What is known already

Prenatal BPA exposure has been previously associated with reduced birth size in some but not all epidemiologic studies. However, the potential effect of BPA exposure before conception in either parent is unknown. Data on BPS is practically absent.

Study design, size, duration

Ongoing prospective preconception cohort of women and men seeking fertility evaluation between 2005 and 2016 in a large fertility center in an academic h

SUBMITTER: Mustieles V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6070117 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature