Hair mercury concentrations and in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes among women from a fertility clinic

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 125-132

  Wright, Diane L ^a   Afeiche, Myriam C ^b   Ehrlich, Shelley ^c   Smith, Kristen ^b   Williams, Paige L ^b   Chavarro, Jorge E ^b,d   Batsis, Maria ^a,e   Toth, Thomas L ^a   Hauser, Russ ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Human; Implantation; In vitro fertilization (IVF); Mercury (Hg); Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MERCURY; POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PREGNANCY RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO QUALITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FERTILIZATION RATE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIET; HAIR; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; SCALLOP; SEA FOOD;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FISHES; HAIR; HUMANS; MERCURY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PECTINIDAE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEAFOOD;

EID: 84922703321     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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