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Exposure to some Pfas could increase risk of multiple miscarriages – study

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Among the chemicals that showed the strongest association were PFHxS, which is a common Pfas water pollutant. Photograph: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images

Exposure to some toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” may increase the risk of having multiple miscarriages, new peer-reviewed research has found.

The study, which tracked about 200 women in China, found those who had at least two miscarriages, or unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortions, showed higher levels of several types of Pfas in their blood. The study adds to a long list of reproductive harms associated with Pfas exposure.

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