Increased BPA Exposure Linked to Reduced Egg Quality in Women

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101215092246.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2010) — A small-scale University of California, San Francisco-led study has identified the first evidence in humans that exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may compromise the quality of a woman's eggs retrieved for in vitro fertilization (IVF). As blood levels of BPA in the women studied doubled, the percentage of eggs that fertilized normally declined by 50 percent, according to the research team.

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