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SUBMITTER: Wright DL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4425999 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) 20150117
Total hair mercury (Hg) was measured among 205 women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment and the association with prospectively collected IVF outcomes (229 IVF cycles) was evaluated. Hair Hg levels (median=0.62ppm, range: 0.03-5.66ppm) correlated with fish intake (r=0.59), and exceeded the recommended EPA reference of 1ppm in 33% of women. Generalized linear mixed models with random intercepts accounting for within-woman correlations across treatment cycles were used to evaluate th ...[more]