Organochlorine pollutants and female fertility: A systematic review focusing on in vitro fertilization studies

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1246-1259

  Kadhel, Philippe ^a,b   Monnier, Patricia ^c   Boucoiran, Isabelle ^d   Chaillet, Nils ^d   Fraser, William D ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

in vitro fertilization; infertility; organochlorine pollutants; persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALDRIN; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORDECONE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; DIOXIN; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; MIREX; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NIDATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MEDLINE; OOCYTES; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84868515671     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719112446077     Document Type: Review

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