Parabens in male infertility—Is there a mitochondrial connection?

RS Tavares, FC Martins, PJ Oliveira… - Reproductive …, 2009 - Elsevier
Parabens are widely used as preservatives in many foods, cosmetics, toiletries, and
pharmaceuticals due to their relatively low toxicity profile and to a long history of safe use …

Parabens generate reactive oxygen species in human spermatozoa

S Samarasinghe, K Krishnan, R Naidu, M Megharaj… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Parabens are used as antimicrobial preservative agent in many commercial products
including cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Weak oestrogenic and antiandrogenic activities …

Lack of effect of butylparaben and methylparaben on the reproductive system in male rats

AM Hoberman, DK Schreur, T Leazer… - … Research Part B …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Parabens are widely used preservatives in cosmetics and pharmaceutical
products, and approved as food additives. Parabens have been considered safe for these …

Final amended report on the safety assessment of methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, isopropylparaben, butylparaben, isobutylparaben, and …

FA Andersen - Int J Toxicol, 2008 - hero.epa.gov
Parabens is the name given to a group of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (PHBA) esters used in over
22,000 cosmetics as preservatives at concentrations up to 0.8%(mixtures of parabens) or up …

Urinary concentrations of parabens and serum hormone levels, semen quality parameters, and sperm DNA damage

JD Meeker, T Yang, X Ye, AM Calafat… - Environmental health …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Parabens are commonly used as antimicrobial preservatives in cosmetics,
pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage processing. Widespread human exposure to …

Urinary concentrations of parabens and reproductive parameters in young men

E Adoamnei, J Mendiola, M Moñino-García… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Parabens are a group of alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid that are commonly added to
personal care products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and beverage and food processing as …

Medications as a source of paraben exposure

LE Dodge, KE Kelley, PL Williams, MA Williams… - Reproductive …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Parabens are used as antimicrobial excipients in some pharmaceuticals.
Parabens may adversely affect reproduction. Objectives Determine whether paraben …

Maternal exposure to butyl paraben impairs testicular structure and sperm quality on male rats

MT Guerra, M Sanabria, GAA Leite… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Parabens are hormonally active chemicals widely used as preservatives in foods and are
frequently detected in human fluids and tissues. Therefore, the objective of this study was to …

Effects of butylparaben on the male reproductive system in rats

S Oishi - Toxicology and industrial health, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
Parabens are a group of compounds widely used as preservatives in foodstuffs, cosmetics,
toiletries and pharmaceuticals. These compounds are known to exert a weak estrogenic …

Estrogenicity of parabens revisited: impact of parabens on early pregnancy and an uterotrophic assay in mice

J Shaw, D Decatanzaro - Reproductive Toxicology, 2009 - Elsevier
Parabens, a class of preservatives routinely added to cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and
foods, have estrogenic properties. Given that intrauterine implantation of fertilized ova in …