hormones

Endocrine disruptors impair women’s fertility, may lead to PCOS, major review finds

Strong evidence indicates they damage female reproductive health and increase the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome

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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)—substances that interfere with the body’s hormone systems—may contribute to a wide range of female reproductive health problems, including reduced fertility, early or delayed puberty, premature menopause, and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a new review of more than 250 human and animal studies.

Glyphosate poses widespread risks to female fertility and reproductive health: new research

Uterine damage, genetic changes, hormone disruption are among the health effects found in scientific studies

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Glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, disrupts female hormones and damages the ovaries and uterus in ways that can make it more difficult for women to get pregnant, according to a new review of human and animal research. 

Nanoplastics sneak into brain cells, disrupting puberty and fertility hormones, new study finds

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Tiny pieces of plastic, widely found in food, water, and air, can harm the development and function of specialized brain cells that regulate reproduction, new research reports. 

‘Safe’ BPA substitutes tied to fertility damage, fetal harm, and generational effects, review finds 

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Chemicals increasingly used to replace the controversial plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) may disrupt fertility, fetal development, and reproductive health through many of the same biological mechanisms, according to a narrative review of human, animal and laboratory studies.

Plastics pose ‘urgent threat’ to children’s lifelong health, major review warns

Scientists say chemicals in everything from food packaging to bath products cause lasting health damage and call for urgent global action

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A sweeping new review warns that chemicals in common plastics pose serious and lasting health risks to children, from before birth through adulthood.