Chemicals known as per fluorinated chemicals, which are pervasive in food packaging, pesticides, clothing, carpet and personal care products may delay pregnancy, anew study suggest.
These chemicals are being phased out in the United states because of the toxic effects, and expected to be completely gone by 2010. however they remain in the environment and in the body for decays.
These chemicals apparently lower the fertility in couples trying to get pregnant said lead research Dr. Jorn Olsen, chairman of the Dept od Epidemiology at UCLA's School of Public Health.
Why these chemicals would delay pregnancy isn't known yet, Olsen said, but they may affect hormones involved in reproduction.
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