Couples looking to conceive via IVF are being urged to investigate products they use on a regular basis. New research shows that chemicals in flame retardant materials can cause infertility. The Research Firstly, Harvard researchers recruited 211 women being evaluated for IVF to take part in the study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives journal. Secondly, two urine samples were taken from participants for each IVF cycle and analysed for by-products of five flame retardant chemicals. Those women with the highest levels of the chemicals were: 10 percent less likely to have a successful fertilisation. 31% less likely to have an
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