TY - JOUR
T1 - Preconceptional monitoring of mercury levels in hair and blood as a tool for minimizing associated reproductive risks
AU - Neuman, Gal
AU - Gareri, Joey
AU - Koren, Gideon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
PY - 2014/12/12
Y1 - 2014/12/12
N2 - We describe the case of a 41-year-old woman, planning a pregnancy, who had a spontaneous abortion and subsequently was found to have high blood mercury levels. The source of high mercury was in her diet that contained fish as her main source of protein. Serial measurements of mercury in hair and blood allowed the team to determine the exact time when safe levels of mercury were reached, to eliminate elevated mercury levels as a potential cause of spontaneous abortion and to use preconception counseling to minimize the risk for adverse pregnancy outcome.
AB - We describe the case of a 41-year-old woman, planning a pregnancy, who had a spontaneous abortion and subsequently was found to have high blood mercury levels. The source of high mercury was in her diet that contained fish as her main source of protein. Serial measurements of mercury in hair and blood allowed the team to determine the exact time when safe levels of mercury were reached, to eliminate elevated mercury levels as a potential cause of spontaneous abortion and to use preconception counseling to minimize the risk for adverse pregnancy outcome.
KW - hair testing
KW - mercury levels
KW - preconceptional counseling
KW - reproductive toxicology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930086476&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000096
DO - 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000096
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C2 - 24831651
AN - SCOPUS:84930086476
SN - 0163-4356
VL - 36
SP - 696
EP - 698
JO - Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
JF - Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
IS - 6
ER -