Microplastics in human ovarian follicular fluid: a pilot Raman spectroscopy study
Kálmán Kovács, Réka A. Vass, Leila Takács, József Bódis, András Lukács, Szilvia Barkó · 2026
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Kálmán Kovács and co-authors look for microplastics in human ovarian follicular fluid, in a pilot study published in 2026. The fluid bathes the egg inside the ovary, and microplastics have already been found in placenta, blood, and other body samples. Samples came from 27 women undergoing in vitro fertilization, handled under strict rules to avoid contamination.
Particles turned up in 22 of the 27 samples, one to three per sample. Raman spectroscopy matched them to common plastics, with polypropylene the most frequent. Blank control samples stayed clean. The authors stress the health meaning is still unknown. They call for larger, standardized studies of how plastics reach the ovarian setting.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kálmán Kovács, Réka A. Vass, Leila Takács, József Bódis, András Lukács, Szilvia Barkó |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |