Children are usually exposed to lead through old, deteriorating lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust and soil, while breathing in cigarette smoke is a leading source of cadmium exposure, the researchers noted.
Lead, alone or together with cadmium, may suppress the ovaries' production of hormones that prepare a young girl's body to release an egg (ovulate) for the first time, said researchers.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises treatment for blood lead levels higher than 10 micrograms per deciliter, the researchers said, but warned that the findi...
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