Society for Menstrual Cycle Research » environmental hazards http://menstruationresearch.org Blog of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:48:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Study links reduced fertility to flame retardant exposure http://menstruationresearch.org/2010/02/04/study-links-reduced-fertility-to-flame-retardant-exposure/ http://menstruationresearch.org/2010/02/04/study-links-reduced-fertility-to-flame-retardant-exposure/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:01:09 +0000 Elizabeth Kissling http://menstruationresearch.org/?p=2194 Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants is widespread, with 97% of Americans having detectable levels. Yet there have been no published studies of their effects on human fertility – until now. A study to be published in the January 26 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives reports that four PBDE congeners  were correlated with longer times to  pregnancy.

While this finding is expected and unsurprising, it does seem surprising that researchers have found no correlations with the presence of PBDEs and menstrual irregularity.

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