Analysis of heavy metals in the endometrial tissue using electron microscope.

OBJECTIVE

This study was done to estimate whether heavy metals in the air may affect endometrial chemical composition.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

A total of 30 albino Wistar rats were employed and randomly divided into three groups. The rats of Group 1 and 2 were acutely and sub-chronically exposed to the gas form of heavy metals, respectively. Group 3 was used as a control group. Endometrial tissue worth of heavy metals of the groups was measured in through using scanning electron microscope.

RESULTS

A statistically no significant difference was found for endometrial chemical composition of all of the heavy metals (chrome, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc and lead) between group 1 and 2 (p>0.05). On the other hand, there was statistically significant difference for all of the heavy metals between group 1 and group 3 (p<0.05), while there was statistically significant difference for chrome, manganese, iron, cobalt and nickel (p<0.05), but zinc and lead (p>0.05) between group 2 and 3.

CONCLUSION

Air pollutants of Pb and Zn resulting mostly from combustion of fossil fuels and certain special industrial process in Kirikkale may be a risk factor for the high pregnancy loses by changing endometrial homeostasis.