This is consistent with what's been found
measuring phthalate levels directly in foods.
The measured phthalate levels and AGD were comparable with data from two pregnancy cohort studies in USA.
Not exact matches
They
measured the
levels of
phthalate flowing through the bodies of pregnant women, and then later
measured the size and characteristics of their infant sons» genitals after birth, between ages two months to three years.
Women who were exposed to the highest
levels of two common household chemicals — di - n - butyl
phthalate (DnBP) and di - isobutyl
phthalate (DiBP)-- during pregnancy had children whose IQ scores
measured 6 points lower on average than those women whose exposure was reduced.
The study's lead author Pam Factor - Litvak points out that pregnant women in the United States are exposed daily to
phthalate levels that are similar to those
measured in this study.