STUDY QUESTION Is prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) associated
with variations of sex hormone levels in cord blood? SUMMARY ANSWER Prenatal …

Environmental contaminants such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are man-made
bioaccumulative compounds with long half-lives that are found throughout the world as a …

BACKGROUND Despite increasing regulation, exposure to persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) remains a serious public health concern due to their accumulation in the …

STUDY QUESTION Are maternal urinary phenol concentrations associated with cord steroid
hormone levels and anogenital distance (AGD) in male newborns? SUMMARY ANSWER …

Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are known to have harmful effects on the human endocrine
system; special effort is actually given to the exposure during pregnancy. Humans are …

BACKGROUND More than 20 years ago, it was hypothesized that exposure to prenatal and
early postnatal environmental xenobiotics with the potential to disrupt endogenous hormone …

The impact of environmental chemicals like persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on
reproductive health is still poorly understood, despite the high societal and economical …

Background We are exposed to several chemicals such as persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) in our everyday lives. Prior evidence has suggested that POPs may have adverse …

Prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals may affect fetal development through
disruption of hormonal actions and epigenetic modifications, potentially predisposing …

Anti-androgenic endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can cross the placenta to modify
early offspring sexual dimorphic markers. These changes are linked to anogenital distance …