BPA exposure reduces quality of womens’ eggs retrieved for IVF

BPA exposure reduces quality of womens' eggs retrieved for IVF

A small-scale University of California, San Francisco-led study has identified the first evidence in humans that exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may compromise the quality of a woman's eggs retrieved for in vitro fertilization (IVF). As blood levels of BPA in the women studied doubled, the percentage of eggs that fertilized normally declined by 50 percent, according to the research team.

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Welcome To Beverly Hills, Devon

Scott Devon, creative director for Beverly Hills latest luxury boutique, last week launched the flagship location for Devon. The party, attended by celebs like Nicky Hilton, Jessica Stam and Jamie King, spotlighted Devons mens and womens collections, timepieces, premium denim, leather, fine jewelry, home furnishings, ready-to-wear couture pieces and the Devon MotorWorks collection, which ...

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Album: Anonymous 4, The Cherry Tree: Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas (Harmonia Mundi)

Their name might be derived from a musicological reference to a 13th-century musical theorist, but Anonymous 4 could easily serve as an indication of how seamlessly the four womens' voices blend together in these acappella arrangements of 15th-century carols.

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