Prenatal pesticide exposure linked to heavy menstrual bleeding in California teens

Prenatal pesticide exposure linked to heavy menstrual bleeding in California teens

Research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology is the first to investigate prenatal exposure to pesticides and menstrual health during adolescence.In short:The study of predominantly Latina adolescents of farmworker families in California found that prenatal exposure to the insecticide methomyl was linked to heavy bleeding during adolescence.While most of the other investigated pesticides were not associated with health effects, ther…