reproductive health

Reducing use of personal care products quickly lowers toxic chemicals in the body

Study shows even small reductions lower levels of health-harming substances

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A woman looking at a display of personal care products

Switching from conventional personal care products to nontoxic alternatives can rapidly and significantly reduce exposure to harmful chemicals.

One exposure. Twenty generations later, the damage is still unfolding.

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hands across generations

A single exposure to a toxic agricultural fungicide during pregnancy can echo through 20 generations — with inherited disease risks from kidney disease to infertility not fading, but worsening over time, groundbreaking research reports.

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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A woman holding her belly in pain

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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colorful microplastics on someone's finger

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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A baby with a plastic toy in their mouth

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.