Associations between exposure to cadmium, lead, mercury and mixtures and women's infertility and long-term amenorrhea

• Main Authors: Maria McClam (Author), Jihong Liu (Author), Yihan Fan (Author), Tingjie Zhan (Author), Qiang Zhang (Author), Dwayne E. Porter (Author), Geoffrey I. Scott (Author), Shuo Xiao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg) have been shown to exhibit endocrine disrupting properties. Their effects on women's reproductive health, however, remain elusive. Here, we investigated associations between blood concentrations of Pb, Cd, Hg, and their mixture and i...