Table 3 Association between exposures and infertility outcomes.

From: Examining Reproductive Health Outcomes in Females Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Polybrominated Biphenyl

 

N (%)

PCB

PBB

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Any report of going 6+ months with regular unprotected intercourse and DID NOT achieve pregnancy?

44 (18.8%)

1.39 (0.95 to 2.05)

0.08

0.98 (0.69 to 1.36)

0.91

Any report of going 12+ months with regular unprotected intercourse and DID NOT achieve pregnancy?

26 (11.1%)

1.23 (0.77 to 1.99)

0.38

1.09 (0.71 to 1.64)

0.68

Any report of going 6+ months with regular unprotected intercourse in life without becoming pregnant?

119 (50.8%)

1.22 (0.91 to 1.66)

0.18

0.90 (0.69 to 1.16)

0.42

Any report of going 12+ months with regular unprotected intercourse in life without becoming pregnant?

77 (32.9%)

1.03 (0.75 to 1.43)

0.83

0.88 (0.67 to 1.15)

0.37

Have you ever had a problem or been concerned about possible problem with ability to get pregnant?

70 (29.9%)

0.93 (0.67 to 1.30)

0.68

1.04 (0.79 to 1.36)

0.77

Have you ever visited a health care provider, doctor, or clinic because you were having difficulty getting pregnant?

43 (18.3%)

0.79 (0.53 to 1.18)

0.26

0.92 (0.65 to 1.27)

0.62

Reports receiving fertility treatments

29 (12.3%)

0.86 (0.53 to 1.36)

0.52

0.83 (0.55 to 1.21)

0.36

  1. Adjusted for age, BMI, and total lipid levels. Total PCB levels adjusted for total PBB and total PBB levels adjusted for total PCB. OR = odds ratio. CI = confidence interval.