ReviewJournal of midwifery & women's health2016
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Reproductive Health.
Review in Journal of midwifery & women's health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of infertility in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Bisphenol A and human fertility: a systematic review.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2025Pooled it
- Prenatal fluoride exposure and pregnancy outcomes in two US pregnancy cohorts.International journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Implications of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals for Human Health and Effective Methods for Prevention and Reduction.Toxics · 2026Review
- Protective versus risky: the complex relationship between prenatal fluoride exposure and birth outcomes in a Chinese large-scale population study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2026Article
- The Impact of Endocrine Disruptors on the Female Genital Tract Microbiome: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Periods of susceptibility for associations between phthalate exposure and preterm birth: Results from a pooled analysis of 16 US cohorts.Environment international · 2025Article
- Serum concentrations of persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals in U.S. military personnel: A comparison by race/ethnicity and sex.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2025Article
- Molecular pathways affecting reproductive efficiency in seasonal breeders: prospects and implications for improving fertility in donkeys.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- UPLC-QTOF Mass Spectrometry Detection of Four Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (Methyl Paraben, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Monobutyl Phthalate, and Bisphenol A) in Urine of Filipino Women.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
- Impact of Endocrine Disruptors on the Genitourinary Tract.Journal of xenobiotics · 2024Review
- Genetics of female and male reproductive traits and their relationship with health, longevity and consequences for offspring.Nature aging · 2024Review
- Association between pre- and postnatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes: an extensive review.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Prenatal exposure to Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and high-fat diet synergistically disrupts gonadal function in male mice†.Biology of reproduction · 2024Article
- Water Fluoridation and Birth Outcomes in California.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Article
- Bismuth-Based Z-Scheme Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Remediation of Contaminated Water.ACS omega · 2024Review
- Effects of Pollution on Pregnancy and Infants.Cureus · 2023Review
- Untargeted metabolomics reveals that multiple reproductive toxicants are present at the endometrium.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations and personal care product use during pregnancy - Results of a pilot study.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
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Abstract
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 years. Basic science, animal models, and epidemiologic data suggest that certain chemicals may act as endocrine disruptors (substances that interfere with normal hormonal action) and may play an etiologic role in a number of conditions whose incidence has also increased during this same period. These include low birth weight, gestational diabetes, obesity, certain cancers, certain birth defects, and neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit disorder and autism. In addition, some environmental chemicals may have epigenetic effects, resulting in transgenerational health impacts. The epidemiologic and experimental evidence that links chemicals such as plasticizers (eg, phthalates and phenols), flame retardants, perfluorinated compounds, and pesticides with adverse reproductive health outcomes is reviewed. Women's health care providers are the liaison between scientific research and their patients; they should educate themselves on the significance of environmental toxins to health. They are ideally positioned, not only to counsel and reassure pregnant women, but also to suggest practicable changes in dietary and lifestyle habits to improve their health. Furthermore, women's health care providers should advocate for regulatory changes that protect women and their families from the health effects of environmental toxins.
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