Exposure to non-persistent chemicals in consumer products and fecundability: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to non-persistent chemicals in consumer products is ubiquitous and associated with endocrine-disrupting effects. These effects have been linked to infertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes in some studies and could affect couple fecundability, i.e. the capacity to conceive a pregnancy, quantified as time to pregnancy (TTP).

Objective and rationale

Few epidemiologic studies have examined the impact of non-persistent chemicals specifically on TTP, and the results of these studies have not been synthesized. We undertook a systematic review to summarize the strength of evidence for associations of common non-persistent chemicals with couple fecundability and to identify gaps and limitations in the literature, with the aim of informing policy decisions and fu

SUBMITTER: Hipwell AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6295794 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature