ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2018
The Gulf oil spill, miscarriage, and infertility: the GROWH study.
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- Instruments for assessing the impacts of oil spills: an integrated approach to health, the environment and the socioeconomic profile of exposed areas.Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
- Environmental factors in declining human fertility.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2022Review
- Adverse Childhood Experiences are Associated with Miscarriage in Adulthood: The GROWH Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
- Neuroprotective Effects of Motherhood on Brain Function in Late Life: A Resting-State fMRI Study.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2021Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences on Reproductive Plans and Adolescent Pregnancy in the Gulf Resilience on Women's Health Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Increased long-term health risks attributable to select volatile organic compounds in residential indoor air in southeast Louisiana.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Determining the endocrine disruption potential of industrial chemicals using an integrative approach: Public databases, in vitro exposure, and modeling receptor interactions.Environment international · 2019Article
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- Self-Reported Oil Spill Exposure and Pregnancy Complications: The GROWH Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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purposeTo examine whether reported exposure to the Gulf oil spill (2010) was related to reproductive reported miscarriage or infertility.
methods1524 women aged 18-45 recruited through prenatal and Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) clinics, and community events were interviewed about their experience of the oil spill and reproductive history. 1434 women had information on outcomes of at least one pregnancy, and 633 on a pregnancy both before and after the spill. Generalized estimating equations were used to examine the relationship between contact with oil and economic and social consequences of the spill with postponement of pregnancy, miscarriage, and infertility (time to pregnancy >12 months or reported fertility issues), with adjustment for age, race, BMI, smoking, and socioeconomic status. Results were compared for pregnancies occurring prior to and after the oil spill.
results77 (5.1%) women reported postponing pregnancy due to the oil spill, which was more common in those with high contact with oil or overall high exposure (aOR 2.92, 95% CI 1.31-6.51). An increased risk of miscarriage was found with any exposure to the oil spill (aOR, 1.54, 95% CI 1.17-2.02). Fertility issues were more common in the overall most highly exposed women (aOR 1.88, 1.19-2.95), when the data were limited to those with pregnancies before and after. However, no particular aspect of oil spill exposure was strongly associated with the outcomes, and effects were almost as strong for pregnancies prior to the oil spill.
conclusionsThe oil spill appears to have affected reproductive decision-making. The evidence is not strong that exposure to the oil spill was associated with miscarriage or infertility.
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