ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Uncovering Evidence: Associations between Environmental Contaminants and Disparities in Women's Health.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Racial disparities in uterine fibroids and endometriosis: a systematic review and application of social, structural, and political context.Fertility and sterility · 2023Pooled it
- Phthalate Metabolite, Mono(2-Ethyl-5-Hydroxyhexyl) Phthalate (MEHHP), Promotes Uterine-Fibroid-Associated Phenotypes in Myometrial Stem Cell-Derived 3D Organoids.Environmental toxicology · 2026Article
- Prenatal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants Is Associated with Altered Lipid and Metabolomic Profiles in Mothers and Newborns.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Biomaterials for biomarker imaging and detection.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Metals and metal mixtures associated with the odds of uterine fibroid prevalence among African Caribbean women in the Tobago Health Study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Slippery Knowledge: Ignorance, Ecologies, and Environment in Endometriosis Framing.Medical anthropology quarterly · 2025Article
- Endocrine Disruptors and Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Environmental Exposures and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Review.Seminars in reproductive medicine · 2024Review
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Their Potential Effects on Female Reproductive Diseases.Toxics · 2024Review
- The impact of persistent organic pollutants on fertility: exposure to the environmental toxicant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin alters reproductive tract immune responses.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Evidence-Based Approach for Secondary Prevention of Uterine Fibroids (The ESCAPE Approach).International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Prevention of Uterine Fibroids: molecular mechanisms and potential clinical application.Journal of endometriosis and uterine disorders · 2023Article
- Gene Expression Profile of Uterine Leiomyoma from Women Exposed to Different Air Pollution Levels in Metropolitan Cities of Sao Paulo, Brazil.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Promotes the Development of Endometrial CancerInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Association Between Cobalt and Osteoporosis: A Cross-Sectional Study Utilizing NHANES Data.Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis SocietyArticle
- Facing the future: The nexus between climate change and women's health.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Over the years, industrial accidents and military actions have led to unintentional, large-scale, high-dose human exposure to environmental contaminants with endocrine-disrupting action. These historical events, in addition to laboratory studies, suggest that exposure to toxicants such as dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls negatively impact the reproductive system and likely influence the development of gynecologic diseases. Although high-level exposure to a single toxicant is rare, humans living in industrialized countries are continuously exposed to a complex mixture of manmade and naturally produced endocrine disruptors, including persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals. Since minorities are more likely to live in areas with known environmental contamination; herein, we conducted a literature review to identify potential associations between toxicant exposure and racial disparities in women's health. Evidence within the literature suggests that the body burden of environmental contaminants, especially in combination with inherent genetic variations, likely contributes to previously observed racial disparities in women's health conditions such as breast cancer, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, uterine fibroids, and premature birth.
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