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February 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — High blood levels of cadmium
in women and high levels of lead in males can make it difficult for
couples to conceive, new research suggests.
Cadmium is a metal that is used in batteries, metal coatings and
plastics, but the most common source of cadmium exposure is cigarette
smoke. Common sources of exposure to lead in the United States include
lead-based paints in older homes, lead-glazed pottery, and contaminated
soil and water.
Exposure to these toxic metals is known to have a number of effects on
human health, but their impact on human fertility has not been extensively
examined, according to researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of
Health and colleagues.
The new study included 501 couples in Michigan and Texas who were
trying to conceive. The couples were followed for up to one year, or until
pregnancy was confirmed. The women were aged 18 to 44 and the men were all
older than 18.
Using statistical measurements of the participants’ blood concentration
of the metals, the investigators found that, in the women, the probability
of pregnancy was reduced by 22 percent with each increase in the blood
cadmium concentration. In men, the probability of conceiving was reduced
by 15 percent for each increase in their blood lead concentration.
The study was released online Feb. 4 in advance of publication in an
upcoming print issue of the journal Chemosphere.
“Our results indicate that men and women planning to have children
should minimize their exposure to lead and cadmium,” principal
investigator Dr. Germaine Buck Louis, director of the division of
epidemiology, statistics and prevention research at the U.S. National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, said in an NIH news
release.
“They can reduce cadmium exposure by avoiding cigarettes or by quitting
if they are current smokers, especially if they intend to become pregnant
in the future. Similarly, they can take steps to reduce their exposure to
lead-based paints, which may occur in older housing, including during
periods of home renovation,” Louis advised.
He added that the “findings highlight the importance of assessing
couples’ exposure jointly, in a single, combined measure. Males matter,
because couples’ chances of becoming pregnant each cycle were reduced with
increasing blood lead concentrations in men.”
While the study uncovered an association between higher concentrations
of these metals in blood and decreased fertility, it did not prove a
cause-and-effect relationship.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about lead and how it affects health.
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