Declines in ovarian reserve associated with ambient ozone exposure: mediating role of lipid profile
Yina Hu, Chenxi Zhao, Yanqing Deng, Abigail Solomon, Sydney Bell, Leizhen Xia, Lifeng Tian, Yan Zhao, Xiaoyan Ai, Haisheng Wu, Jialyu Huang · 2026
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Yina Hu and ten colleagues studied in 2026 whether breathing ozone-heavy air relates to lower ovarian reserve in women seeking fertility care. Their cross-sectional study covered 8,233 women aged 20 to 45 at a reproductive medicine centre in Jiangxi between 2021 and 2023. Home addresses were matched to daily ozone maps, blood hormone levels measured the egg supply, and blood lipids were tested as a possible middle step.
Higher ozone during one key window of follicle development linked to measurably lower hormone levels, with the drop clearer in younger women than in women over 35. Cholesterol measures carried part of the association in mediation analysis, suggesting that air pollution may act partly through lipid changes. Other exposure windows showed no clear link. The authors call for cleaner air as part of protecting reproductive health.
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| CREATOR | Yina Hu, Chenxi Zhao, Yanqing Deng, Abigail Solomon, Sydney Bell, Leizhen Xia, Lifeng Tian, Yan Zhao, Xiaoyan Ai, Haisheng Wu, Jialyu Huang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62413 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |