Human and rat testes respond differently to
endocrine disrupting chemicals such as BPA in two thirds of all cases, according to a recent review.
Pilsner and Sites» work will also archive samples for future studies of other potential
endocrine disrupting chemicals such as Bisphenol A (BPA).
A new study led by biologist R. Thomas Zoeller of the University of Massachusetts Amherst provides «the strongest evidence to date» that
endocrine disrupting chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) found in flame retardant cloth, paint, adhesives and electrical transformers, can interfere with thyroid hormone action in pregnant women and may travel across the placenta to affect the fetus.
Not exact matches
«While the study's cross-sectional design limit the conclusions we can draw, our results support the hypothesis that environmental exposure to
endocrine -
disrupting chemicals such as phthalates could be contributing to the trend of declining testosterone and related disorders,» Meeker said.
They point out that poor semen quality «is the leading cause of unsuccessful attempts to achieve pregnancy and one of the most common medical problems among young men... it has been suggested as an important marker of male health, predicting both morbidity and mortality... it is sensitive to environmental exposures, including
endocrine disrupting chemicals, heat and life - style factors,
such as diet... Therefore, it can provide a sensitive marker of the impacts of modern environment on human health.»
Much of her current research involves human exposure science and reproductive epidemiology studies of
endocrine disrupting chemicals,
such as flame retardants, phthalates, BPA, and others.
The projects concern the effects of environmental exposures
such as
endocrine disrupting chemicals, flame retardants, pesticides, metals, particulate air pollution, as well as drugs, psycho - social stressors and ethnical disparities.
Regulatory oversight of
endocrine disrupting chemicals should be centralized
such that regulations pass through a single office to ensure coordination among agencies.
Chemicals disrupt critical body systems
such as
endocrine, immune, nervous and reproductive systems.
Remember that many substances we are exposed to daily
such as plastic bottles and grocery receipts are laden with
chemicals that
disrupt our
endocrine system.
There are
such simple every day uses for plants in the form of essential oils
such as getting rid of
endocrine disrupting chemical cleaners from our homes, clean skin care routines, monthly moon cycle care, as sacred tools for cleansing, meditation and so much more.
This means that exposures to the numerous
chemicals in food and the environment,
such as
endocrine disrupting chemicals and carcinogens, could be causing levels of damage that would not occur if the body were able to detoxify them.»
Get enough sleep, practice stress reduction techniques like meditation or deep breathing exercises, avoid common
endocrine -
disrupting chemicals such as BPA, bromine, perchlorate, pesticides, PFCs, phthalates, and fluoride.
Research has also indicated a link between the development of Type 2 diabetes and toxins,
such as heavy metals, pesticides, plastic compounds including BPA, diesel exhaust, tobacco smoke, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, hormones, radioactivity, viruses, bacteria and
endocrine -
disrupting chemicals.
Since then,
endocrine -
disrupting chemicals have been implicated in the dramatic rise over the last fifty years of diseases like breast cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, diabetes, obesity, decreased fertility,
such as dropping normal sperm counts.