Chlorinated hydrocarbons in infertile women

• Verfasst von: Gerhard, Ingrid [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Monga, Bondo [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Krähe, Joachim Harald [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Runnebaum, Benno [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Chlorinated hydrocarbons in infertile women
• Verf.angabe: Ingrid Gerhard, Bondo Monga, Joachim Krähe, and Benno Runnebaum
• Jahr: 1999
• Umfang: 12 S.
• Fussnoten: Available online 25 May 2002 ; Gesehen am 18.11.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Environmental research
• Ort Quelle: San Diego, Calif. : Elsevier, 1967
• Jahr Quelle: 1999
• Band/Heft Quelle: 80(1999), 4, Seite 299-310
• ISSN Quelle: 1096-0953
• DOI: doi:10.1006/enrs.1998.3890
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: chlorinated hydrocarbons
• Sach-SW: gynecological conditions.
• Sach-SW: infertility
• K10plus-PPN: 1739010574

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the hypothesis that chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHC) may affect fertility in women. In 489 infertile women, CHC levels were measured in whole blood. Different anamnestic and clinical parameters were obtained or investigated in order to detect possible associations to CHC concentrations. CHC levels were correlated to the women's age, body mass index, and nationality. Especially in women with uterine fibroids, endometriosis, miscarriages, persistent infertility, and hormonal disturbances, elevated concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons with long half-lives were observed. Chlorinated hydrocarbons may play a role in female infertility and may be an underlying factor in certain gynecological conditions.