Scientists have discovered tiny plastic particles in human ovaries for the first time. This finding has doctors worried about how these microplastics might harm women’s fertility and reproductive health. In a recent study published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, researchers examined 18 women undergoing fertility treatment in Italy. They found microplastics in 14 of these women. These plastic bits were found in the follicular fluid – the liquid that surrounds and feeds developing eggs in the ovaries. “This discovery should serve as an important warning signal about these contaminants invading the female reproductive system,” the researchers noted in their paper. … Continue reading Microplastics in Ovaries: Study Finds Particles Under 10 Micrometers and Chemicals