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  • Widespread exposure to phenols, often found in various chemicals, has been linked to adverse effects on pregnancy outcomes in experimental animals, though human epidemiological evidence is limited.
  • A case-control study in a Chinese population examined the relationship between parental urinary levels of specific phenols and spontaneous abortion, including testing for compounds like bisphenol A and pentachlorophenol.
  • Results showed that high paternal exposure to pentachlorophenol and maternal exposure to 4-n-octylphenol and alkylphenols significantly increased the risk of spontaneous abortion, marking the first evidence of such associations in humans.

Article Abstract

Widespread use of phenols has led to ubiquitous exposure to phenols. In experimental animals, phenols increased resorptions, reduced live litter size and fetal body weights. However, there are limited epidemiological evidences of the relationships between exposure to phenols and pregnancy outcomes. We evaluated the associations between parental urinary levels of various phenols and spontaneous abortion in a Chinese population residing in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. A case-control study was conducted that included 70 case couples with medically unexplained spontaneous abortion and 180 control couples who did not have a history of spontaneous abortion and had at least one living child. Both parental urinary phenols were measured by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry including bisphenol A (BPA), benzophenone-3 (BP-3), 2,3,4-trichlorophenol (2,3,4-TCP), pentachlorophenol (PCP), 4-n-octylphenol (4-n-OP) and 4-n-nonylphenol (4-n-NP). Compared with the low exposure group, there was an increased risk of spontaneous abortion with high paternal urinary PCP concentration [odds ratio (OR)=2.09, 95% Confidence Interval (CI), 1.05-4.14], and maternal exposure to 4-n-OP and alkylphenol(s) also significantly increased the risk of spontaneous abortion (OR=2.21, 95% CI, 1.02-4.80; OR=2.81, 95% CI, 1.39-5.65, respectively). Our study firstly provides the evidence that paternal PCP exposure, maternal 4-n-OP and alkylphenol(s) exposure are associated with spontaneous abortion in humans.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.067DOI Listing

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