New research suggests that high levels of BPA, a chemical in many plastics and canned food linings might raise the risk of miscarriage in women who are susceptible to miscarriages or women who are already having trouble getting pregnant.
You know science and theory. According to Dr. Linda Giudice, a California biochemist and president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the research is not completed enough to prove the link, however, it shows 'the biological plausibility' that BPA affects fertility and other aspects of health.

BPA, short for Bisphenol-A, along with other environmental chemicals have very weak, hormone-like effects. Research shows that there is relatively some amount of BPA in nearly everyone's urine, even though it has been recently removed from baby bottles and several other recyclable drink containers.

So what's this 'biological plausibility' between BPA and miscarriages? Based on studies conducted on mice by Dr. Ruth Lathi, a reproductive endocrinologist from Stanford University, BPA seems to influence the risk of having eggs or chromosomal problems.

Dr. Lathi and other researchers used a federal grant to study 115 newly pregnant women with a history of infertility or miscarriages: 68 eventually miscarried while 47 women gave birth. The blood samples collected from the women in the early stage of their pregnancies showed that the women with high levels of BPA had 80% greater risk of miscarriage compared to their peers with lower level of BPA. Nevertheless, since the study pool is relatively small, there's a possibility that other factors also contributed to the risk of miscarriage.

The study is not a reason to panic, but "it's far from reassuring that BPA is safe" for these women, said Dr. Lathi. The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of BPA in food containers.

Here are some tips on how to reduce BPA exposure: "avoid cooking or warming food in plastic because heat helps the chemical leak out. Don't leave water bottles in the sun, limit use of canned foods, and ,avoid handling cash register receipts, which often are coated with resins that contain BPA," said Dr. Lathi.

"It's impossible to avoid it completely," Lathi said; however, stay at alert and pay attention to environmental chemicals because of their potential risks.

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