Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and pregnancies in obese mothers have
increased risk for complications including gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders …

Oxidative stress (OS), a state characterized by an imbalance between pro-oxidant molecules
including reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and antioxidant defenses, has been …

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a common cause of infertility in women, and is
characterised by amenorrhoea, hypo-oestrogenism and elevated gonadotrophin levels in …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous agents with the ability to interfere
with processes regulated by endogenous hormones. One such process is female …

Background: Evidence suggesting that persistent environmental pollutants may be
reproductive toxicants underscores the need for prospective studies of couples for whom …

The pool of primordial follicles formed in the ovaries during early development determines
the span and quality of fertility in the reproductive life of a woman. As exposure to …

BACKGROUND Increased global industrial activity has exposed humans to a wide variety of
chemical substances some of which, called 'endocrine-disrupting chemicals'(EDCs) or …

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that human puberty timing can be advanced by
environmental estrogen exposure. STUDY DESIGN: We analyzed serum mycoestrogen …

Several international organizations have recently highlighted endocrine-disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) as factors of concern in human reproduction. Since successful …

Three types of tissue samples—umbilical cord (UC), umbilical cord serum (CS), and
maternal serum (MS)—have often been used to assess fetal exposure to chemicals. In order …