May 3rd, 2010
Endocrine Disruptors . Phthalates
Phthalates
May 3rd, 2010
Endocrine Disruptors . Phthalates
The study was published in the International Journal of Andrology was led by Dr. Shanna Swan at the University of Rochester in New York. The basis of the study was quite simple. Samples of urine were taken from a group of women that were in their 28th week of pregnancy and was tested for phthalates. The ...
April 27th, 2010
Endocrine Disruptors . Phthalates
The Phthalates Problem
The chemical that was focused on in the study was phthalates. Phthalates are a group of chemicals that can mimic the action of the female sex hormone oestrogen.
Other studies have connected phthalates and a number of other endocrine-disrupting chemicals with the worrying increase of genital defects in boys and the lowering of sperm counts ...
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