This literature review focuses on the causal relationship between persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) exposure and women's health disorders, particularly cancer, cardio …

Background: Human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) remains widespread.
PCBs have been associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes including reduced …

Women are ubiquitously exposed to non-persistent endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
from food contact materials and personal care products. Understanding the impacts of …

There is growing consensus that preconception exposure to environmental toxins can
adversely affect fertility, pregnancy, and fetal development, which may persist into the …

This review discusses the evidence linking industrial chemicals to a variety of health and
reproductive outcomes. Industrial chemical production has increased over the past 30 to 40 …

Reproductive function and fertility are thought to be compromised by behaviors such as
cigarette smoking, substance abuse, and alcohol consumption; however, the strength of …

OBJECTIVES: To assess whether paternal exposure to organic solvents is associated with
decreased fertility. METHODS: A retrospective time to pregnancy study was conducted …

Background: Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and
dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) are persistent chlorinated pesticides with …

Exposure to toxic environmental chemicals during pregnancy and breastfeeding is
ubiquitous and is a threat to healthy human reproduction. There are tens of thousands of …

Background Pregnant women are exposed to a mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals
(EDCs). Gestational EDC exposures may be associated with changes in fetal growth that …