Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment: occupational and exposure events, effects on human health and fertility

L Montano, C Pironti, G Pinto, M Ricciardi, A Buono… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decade or so, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) garnered renewed attention in
the scientific community due to new evidence pointing at their continued presence in the …

[HTML][HTML] The gut microbiota: a major player in the toxicity of environmental pollutants?

SP Claus, H Guillou, S Ellero-Simatos - Npj biofilms and microbiomes, 2016 - nature.com
Exposure to environmental chemicals has been linked to various health disorders, including
obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer and dysregulation of the immune and reproductive systems …

Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to
human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS s) in food. Based …

Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to
human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and …

Exposure to endocrine disruptors during adulthood: consequences for female fertility

S Rattan, C Zhou, C Chiang… - Journal of …, 2017 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Endocrine disrupting chemicals are ubiquitous chemicals that exhibit endocrine disrupting
properties in both humans and animals. Female reproduction is an important process, which …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals: Impacts on human fertility and fecundity during the peri-conception period

MP Green, AJ Harvey, BJ Finger, GA Tarulli - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
It is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid exposure to man-made endocrine disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) and environmental toxicants. This escalating yet constant exposure is …

Environmental pollutants, a possible etiology for premature ovarian insufficiency: a narrative review of animal and human data

P Vabre, N Gatimel, J Moreau, V Gayrard… - Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
Background Because only 25% of cases of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) have a
known etiology, the aim of this review was to summarize the associations and mechanisms …

Exposure to phthalates and female reproductive health: A literature review

CG Basso, AT de Araújo-Ramos… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous compounds that have been known
for their ability to interfere with the action of hormones and affect endocrine pathways …

Semen quality in the 21st century

HE Virtanen, N Jørgensen, J Toppari - Nature Reviews Urology, 2017 - nature.com
Although semen quality is an important determinant of fertility, defining clear thresholds for
normal ranges has proven difficult. According to'time to pregnancy'studies, fecundity starts to …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals impact on ovarian aging: Evidence from epidemiological and experimental evidence

T Ding, W Yan, T Zhou, W Shen, T Wang, M Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous in daily life, but their harmful effects
on the human body have not been fully explored. Recent studies have shown that EDCs …