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Comparison of anogenital distance and correlation with vulvo-vaginal atrophy: a pilot study on premenopausal and postmenopausal women [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVES: Anogenital distance (AGD) represents the space between labia posterior commissure and anus. This was pilot study to investigate how menopause and so lack of oestrogens affects AGD. METHODS: A total of 109 patients were enrolled.
Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi, Bracchi, Carlotta, Colagiovanni, Vanessa, Di Donato, Violante, Domenici, Lavinia, Lecce, Francesca, Marchetti, Claudia, Musella, Angela, Muzii, Ludovico, Palaia, Innocenza, Schiavi, Michele Carlo, Tomao, Federica   +11 more
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Synergistic disruption of external male sex organ development by a mixture of four antiandrogens [PDF]

, 2009
Reproduced with permission from Environmental Health Perspectives.Background: By disrupting the action of androgens during gestation, certain chemicals present in food, consumer products, and the environment can induce irreversible demasculinization and ...
Andreas Kortenkamp, Anne Marie Vinggaard, COT, Hib J, Majken Dalgaard, Marta Axelstad, Martin Scholze, National Research Council, Sofie Christiansen, U.S. EPA, U.S. EPA, U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), Ulla Hass, VKM (Vitenskapskomiteen for Mattrygghet), Vonesh E   +14 more
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Phthalic acid derivatives: Sources and effects on the human body

Russian Open Medical Journal
The review summarizes data on the sources of phthalates in the environment and the routes of their penetration into the human body (food and inhalation routes are described in detail).
Maria P. Sobolevskaya, Tatyana I. Vitkina, Dmitrii N. Cherenkov   +2 more
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Trouble in Toyland: The 23rd Annual Toy Safety Survey [PDF]

, 2008
Details findings on deaths and injuries from and toxic chemicals in toys, with a focus on lead and phthalates. Includes tips for consumers and recommendations for policy makers and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Edmund Mierzwinski, Liz Hitchcock
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Combined transcriptomic-(1)H NMR metabonomic study reveals yhat monoethylhexyl phthalate stimulates adipogenesis and glyceroneogenesis in human adipocytes [PDF]

, 2011
Adipose tissue is a major storage site for lipophilic environmental contaminants. The environmental metabolic disruptor hypothesis postulates that some pollutants can promote obesity or metabolic disorders by activating nuclear receptors involved in the ...
Beale E. G., Beale E. G., Becker K., Beckonert O., Berman T., Cadoudal T., Cadoudal T., Chakravarty K., Chantal Benelli, Christianson J. L., Chui P. C., Claude Forest, Claus S. P., Cloarec O., Desvergne B., Durmaz E., Ellero S. L., Eriksson L., Eubank D. W., Feige J. N., Feige J. N., Franck Letourneur, Franckhauser S., Fukuwatari T., Gregoire F. M., Grun F., Grun F., Guan H. P., Hanson R. W., Hanson R. W., Hatch E. E., Huang da W., Huber W. W., Hurst C. H., Isabelle de Waziers, Martinelli M. I., Millward C. A., Mullerova D., Nicolas Cagnard, Okuno A., Philippe H. Beaune, Rink J. D., Roberts L. D., Roberts R. A., Sandrine Ellero-Simatos, Sandrine P. Claus, Sears D. D., Si Y., Stahlhut R. W., Su X., Targett-Adams P., Tordjman J., Trygg J., Tusher V. G., van Harmelen V., Veselkov K. A., Weuve J., Yoo H., Zancanaro C., Zhang Y. H.   +59 more
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Trouble in Toyland: The 24th Annual Survey of Toy Safety [PDF]

, 2009
Details findings on toys that may pose choking hazards, are excessively loud, or contain lead and phthalates. Offers recommendations for consumers, policy makers, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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Analysis Of Phthalates Via Spectrophotometry In Environmental Samples Using Non-Ionic Silicone Surfactant Mediated Cloud Point Extraction [PDF]

, 2017
Determination of phthalates in environmental matrices become crucial in recent years due to the growing international concern about the health effects of phthalates. In the present study, a greener method based on cloud point extraction was developed for
Ooi, Pei Wan
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Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in a Mexican-American Cohort: Variability in Early and Late Pregnancy. [PDF]

, 2016
People are exposed to phthalates through their wide use as plasticizers and in personal care products. Many phthalates are endocrine disruptors and have been associated with adverse health outcomes.
Bradman, Asa, Eskenazi, Brenda, Holland, Nina, Huen, Karen, Nguyen, Brian, Street, Kelly, Tran, Vy   +6 more
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Association of Exposure to Phthalates with Endometriosis and Uterine Leiomyomata: Findings from NHANES, 1999-2004 [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND. Phthalates are ubiquitous chemicals used in consumer products. Some phthalates are reproductive toxicants in experimental animals, but human data are limited. OBJECTIVE.
Andersen J, Antonia M. Calafat, Attia GR, Breslow NE, CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Farquhar CM, Jennifer Weuve, Lauren A. Wise, Missmer SA, Potgieter HC, Russ Hauser, Schwartz SM, Stacey A. Missmer, Strauss J, Taylor RN, U.S. Food and Drug Administration   +15 more
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Impact of Endocrine‐Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Used in the Food Industry on Endocrine Abnormalities

Food Safety and Health, Volume 3, Issue 4, Page 547-556, October 2025.
This review was conducted to examine the relationship between hormone disruption and other endocrine abnormalities in the context of the constant consumption of genetically modified foods and overexposure to chemicals used directly and indirectly in the agrifood industry.
Perla D. Serrano‐López, Frida B. Ocampo‐Juárez, Alexandra Magaña‐Rodríguez, José A. Téllez‐Morales   +3 more
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