ApocaDocs: BPA exposure disrupts human egg maturation

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Posted Wed Jul 31 2013: from MedicalXpress:


	BPA exposure disrupts human egg maturation http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1375315127 The randomized trial examined 352 eggs from 121 consenting patients at a fertility clinic. The eggs, which would have otherwise been discarded, were exposed to varying levels (20 ng/ml, 200 ng/ml and 20 痢/ml) of BPA in a laboratory setting. An egg from each patient was not exposed to BPA and served as the control. Researchers then examined the eggs and found that exposure to BPA caused: A decrease in the percentage of eggs that matured. An increase in the percentage of eggs that degenerated. An increase in the percentage of eggs that underwent spontaneous activation, the abnormal process when an egg acts as though it has been fertilized, even though it has not been.

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