Ayurvedic pills taken for infertility cause lead poisoning: case
Samples of most of her pills contained detectable levels of lead, including one found to be 13% lead by weight, doctors report.
A woman using Ayurvedic medicine for infertility was treated for heavy metal poisoning after her blood lead levels reached 25 times above the normal limit, doctors report.
The 39-year-old Canadian patient presented to a Toronto ED three times over six weeks complaining of abdominal pain, constipation, nausea and vomiting.
