Correlation between Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Embryonic Development in the First Trimester
Correlation between Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Embryonic Development in the First Trimester
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0101050
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发表时间:
2014-06-30
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Miao, Mao-Hua
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作者:
Su, Xiu-Juan;Yuan, Wei;Miao, Mao-Hua
Objective: To explore the correlation between maternal magnetic field (MF) exposure in daily life and embryonic development.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 149 pregnant women who were seeking induced abortion of unwanted pregnancies. Participating women were asked to wear an EMDEX Lite magnetic field meter for a 24-h period to obtain MF exposure level within 4 weeks following the abortion. Embryonic bud and sac lengths were measured through B-mode ultrasound before the surgical abortion. Embryo sections were prepared and examined for histological changes, and the apoptosis status of the deciduas was examined using the TUNEL apoptosis assay.Results: Embryonic bud length was inversely associated with maternal daily MF exposure level; the association was statistically significant at the time-weighted-average and 75th percentile of MF exposure levels, with coefficients of -3.09 (P = 0.0479) and -3.07(P = 0.0228), respectively. Logistic regression for examining the risk of higher MF exposure indicated that women with her 75th percentile of daily MF measurements >= 0.82 mG had a 3.95-fold risk of having a fetus with a shorter embryonic bud length than those whose daily MF exposure were