Monday, January 27, 2025

Study finds unhealthy air quality from wildfires may impact fertility treatments

As climate change fuels increases in wildfires, researchers at OHSU’s Center for Women’s Health are investigating the effects of chronic smoke exposure on reproductive health outcomes. Credit: OHSU As wildfires throughout the West rage on, Oregon Health & Science University researchers have continued to investigate poor air quality’s effects on health, and have discovered potential impacts on reproductive outcomes—including for patients undergoing fertility treatments. In a study published in the journal Fertility & Sterility, OHSU researchers investigated the impact of unhealthy air quality from the 2020 Oregon wildfires on outcomes for patients undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment, or IVF. They Read More

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