Chlordecone Exposure and Female Fertility
Recruiting
Observational Study
Infertility Female
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 39
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 634 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Guadeloupe · Other
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About This Trial
Chlordecone is an organochlorine pesticide used in the French West Indies (FWI) from 1972 to 1993 to control the banana root borer. Due to its very long persistence the population continues to be exposed to this chemical through their food consumptions. Although, chlordecone have been associated in animal study impairment of ovarian reserve, to date, no study has been published concerning the link…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Women aged from 18 to 39 years
* Consulting for couple infertility at the Centre Caribéen de Médecine de la Reproduction (CCMR, Caribbean Center for Reproductive Medicine) of the University Hospital of Guadeloupe
* Free, informed and written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Wom…
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