Chlordecone is an organochlorine pesticide used in the French West Indies (FWI) from 1972 to 1993 to control the banana root borer. Due to its very long persistence the population continues to be exposed to this chemical through their food consumptions. Although, chlordecone have been associated in animal study impairment of ovarian reserve, to date, no study has been published concerning the link between chlordecone exposure and female fertility. The main objective of this project is to study the association between chlordecone exposure and anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) in women consulting for couple infertility in Guadeloupe.
Chlordecone is an organochlorine pesticide used in the French West Indies (FWI) from 1972 to 1993 to control the banana root borer. Due to its very long persistence the population continues to be exposed to this chemical through their food consumptions. Chlordecone is an endocrine-disrupting chemical with well-defined estrogenic and progestagenic properties in vivo and in vitro. To date, no study has been published concerning the link between chlordecone exposure and female fertility. Nevertheless, mammalian studies in females have consistently reported that chlordecone exposure impairs ovulation and leads to a reduced ovarian reserve. In addition, there are questions about the impact of other environmental exposures, including by non-targeted approaches, and also of the vaginal and endometrial microbiome on female fertility.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
634
Chu de La Guadeloupe
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
RECRUITINGLevels of AMH according to terciles of chlordecone levels.
The purpose is to study the association between chlordecone exposure and AMH levels in women consulting for couple infertility in Guadeloupe.
Time frame: AMH levels will be measured during the assessment conducted for assisted reproductive technology (ART) and will date from less than one year before inclusion
Number of antral follicles according to terciles of chlordecone levels.
Transvaginal ultrasound for antral follicle count will be performed between days 2 and 4 of the spontaneous menstrual cycle, the number of antral follicles corresponds to the total number of antral follicles in both ovaries, with a diameter between 2 and 10 mm.
Time frame: between days 2 and 4 of the spontaneous menstrual cycle
AMH levels and antral follicle count according to the levels of other POPs
AMH levels and antral follicle count
Time frame: baseline
relationship between exposure to chlordecone and other POPs and the risk of the main causes of female infertility
main causes of female infertility : Endometriosis ; Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ; Decreased ovarian reserve
Time frame: baseline
Chlordecone levels according to the outcomes of IVF/ICSI management:
relationship between occupational exposure to solvents and others factors described : * Endometrial thickness, * Peak estraiol, * Number of oocytes collected, * Number of mature oocytes collected, * Number of zygotes, * Embryo quality, * Blastocyst number, * Number of frozen embryos, * Biological pregnancy, * Clinical pregnancy, * Live birth.
Time frame: changes from baseline to 2 years after
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