A new study suggests that soybeans are helpful in fighting off harmful chemicals found in in-vitro fertilization treatment, Latinos Health reports.

The new findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

A diet program that includes soy, according to Medical News Today, may benefit women who are undergoing a treatment for infertility.

The procedure of the infertility treatment brings harmful chemicals called Bisphenol A (BPA) that could be dangerous for the health. This chemical is the found in plastic food containers, can linings and water bottles.

Senior author Dr. Russ Hauser told Medical News Today that the results of the study suggest that diet may play an important role in reducing the risk of BPA exposure.

BPA is said to mimic estrogen, two of the female sex hormones and has been linked to reproductive disorders.

According to Medical News Today, Senior author Dr. Russ Hauser said,

"Although it is recommended that women trying to get pregnant reduce their exposure to BPA, our findings suggest that diet may modify some of the risks of exposure to BPA, a chemical that is nearly impossible to completely avoid due to its widespread use."

For the study, researchers looked into 239 women, aged between 18 and 45, who had gone through the process of in-vitro fertilization at least once from 2007 to 2012.

The researchers found out that 176 of the participants consumed soybeans.

According to the researchers, in the group that does not eat soy foods, those women who had high BPA levels had lower success rates of implantation, resulting in fewer pregnancies.

These women who did not eat soy foods also had fewer live births compared to those who have soy-rich diet.

On the other hand, in women who had soy-rich diet, BPA levels did not have any effect on the invitro fertilization results.

First author Dr. Jorge Chavarro said that the latest study of BPA and soy in humans is similar to the studies conducted on mice, which found that soy foods can protect women from BPA-related fertility issues.

"Additional research could help identify other diet and lifestyle changes that may modify the effects of not onlyBPA exposure, but also exposure to other chemicals," Chavarro added, according to WebMD.