The use of personal and indoor air pollution monitors in reproductive epidemiology studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Personal and indoor air pollution monitors represent two ways to assess acute air pollution exposures; however, few reproductive epidemiology studies have incorporated these tools.

Objective

To provide an overview of the unique challenges and opportunities that arise when measuring acute exposure to air pollution in two ongoing reproductive epidemiology studies.

Methods

The Air Pollution, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and Reproductive Outcomes (AIR) Study recruits women undergoing IVF to wear a personal particulate matter (PM) air pollution monitor (AirBeam2©) for the 72-hour period following the start of controlled ovarian stimulation. The Reproductive Effects of Chemicals and Air Pollutants (RECAP) Study recruits men across the United States to place an a

SUBMITTER: Gaskins AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7145751 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature