Low blood lead concentration in association with infertility in women

Environmental Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 380-386

  Chang, Shu Hao ^a   Cheng, Bi Hua ^b   Lee, Su Long ^a   Chuang, Hung Yi ^a   Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Sung, Fung Chang ^c   Wu, Trong Neng ^c,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Chinese; Herbal medicine; Infertility; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; ESTRADIOL; LEAD;

BLOOD; HORMONE; INFERTILITY; LEAD; MEDICINE; SMOKING; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SMOKING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PROGESTERONE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646892382     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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