By Vanessa Chalmers Health Reporter For Mailonline
Published: 16:52 BST, 25 June 2019 | Updated: 16:53 BST, 25 June 2019
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Women who live in areas with high pollution may face triple the risk of becoming interfile, a study has suggested.
Researchers fear breathing in toxic air disturbs a crucial hormone which regulates the number of eggs in the ovaries.
The findings are believed to be the first to show exposure to pollutants, such as nitrogen dioxide from car fumes, 'severely reduce ovarian reserves'.
Italian scientists took blood tests to analyse the levels of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) in 1,318 women.
Women who live in areas with high pollution are at triple the risk of becoming interfile, an Italian study has found
The hormone, secreted by cells in the ovary, is used by many IVF clinics to gauge a woman's chances of getting pregnant. Levels get lower as women get older, and it is also affected by smoking and diet.
Low levels typically indicate the woman has a poor 'ovarian reserve' - the number of resting immature eggs, or follicles.
The levels of AMH among the women, living in Modena in
