Environmental Exposures in the Etiology of Abortion: Placental Toxic and Trace Element Levels
Emre Baser, Demet Aydogan kırmızı, Vugar Ali Turksoy, Taylan Onat, Melike Demir Çaltekin, Mustafa Kara, Ethem Serdar Yalvac · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2020 · Heft 06 · S. 339-347
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Abstract Purpose Intensive research has been conducted on the effects of toxic and trace elements on pregnancy. Previous studies indicated a possible relationship between placental levels of these elements and first-trimester abortion; however, their effects on the further gestational weeks are not clear. This study aimed to investigate the effect of changes in the levels of placental trace and toxic elements on second-trimester abortion. Methods The patient group consisted of 30 women with missed abortion. The control group comprised 60 healthy term and singleton pregnant women who gave birth. Placental samples…
