Endocrine Disrupting Chemical

Exposure to environmental phthalates was causally associated with uterine fibroid growth, according to data published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Interactions between endocrine-disrupting chemicals and race may affect the elevated incidence of uterine fibroids among Black women, according to results presented here.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Industrial emissions containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals may negatively affect the fertility of men, according to a speaker here.

Exposure to moderate or high levels of some phthalates is associated with lower levels of sex hormone-binding globulin and a higher risk for obesity among women, according to study data.

The Healio and Endocrine Today editors have compiled the most read news from the Endocrine Society annual meeting in June.

Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers, heightened the risk for gestational diabetes in a recent study.

ATLANTA — Parabens, a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals widely found in hair and personal care products, promote viability and gene expression of a breast cancer cell line in Black women, according to data presented at ENDO 2022.

The FDA will reevaluate the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging, according to a press release from the Environmental Defense Fund.

Adolescent boys exposed to higher levels of two types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may have lower areal bone mineral density, according to study data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Middle-aged women exposed to higher levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical class of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have an increased risk for developing diabetes, according to study data.