Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Female Fertility

2018 ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
Ronit Machtinger
Keyword(s):  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Female Fertility ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting

scholarly journals Exposure to endocrine disruptors during adulthood: consequences for female fertility

2017 ◽  
Vol 233 (3) ◽  
pp. R109-R129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saniya Rattan ◽  
Changqing Zhou ◽  
Catheryne Chiang ◽  
Sharada Mahalingam ◽  
Emily Brehm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Female Fertility ◽  
Normal Female ◽  
Important Process ◽  
Female Reproduction ◽  
Hormone Production ◽  
Reproductive Senescence ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting ◽  
Ethylhexyl Phthalate

Endocrine disrupting chemicals are ubiquitous chemicals that exhibit endocrine disrupting properties in both humans and animals. Female reproduction is an important process, which is regulated by hormones and is susceptible to the effects of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals. Disruptions in female reproductive functions by endocrine disrupting chemicals may result in subfertility, infertility, improper hormone production, estrous and menstrual cycle abnormalities, anovulation, and early reproductive senescence. This review summarizes the effects of a variety of synthetic endocrine disrupting chemicals on fertility during adult life. The chemicals covered in this review are pesticides (organochlorines, organophosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids, and triazines), heavy metals (arsenic, lead, and mercury), diethylstilbesterol, plasticizer alternatives (di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and bisphenol A alternatives), 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, nonylphenol, polychlorinated biphenyls, triclosan, and parabens. This review focuses on the hypothalamus, pituitary, ovary, and uterus because together they regulate normal female fertility and the onset of reproductive senescence. The literature shows that several endocrine disrupting chemicals have endocrine disrupting abilities in females during adult life, causing fertility abnormalities in both humans and animals.

Effect of Polyphosphate on Removal of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals of Nonylphenol and Bisphenol-A by Activated Carbons

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 484-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keun J. Choi ◽  
Sang G. Kim ◽  
Chang W. Kim ◽  
Seung H. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Surface Charge ◽  
Activated Carbons ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Dipole Interaction ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Calcium Polyphosphate ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting ◽  
Positively Charged

Abstract This study examined the effect of polyphosphate on removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as nonylphenol and bisphenol-A by activated carbons. It was found that polyphosphate aided in the removal of nonylphenol and bisphenol- A. Polyphosphate reacted with nonylphenol, likely through dipole-dipole interaction, which then improved the nonylphenol removal. Calcium interfered with this reaction by causing competition. It was found that polyphosphate could accumulate on carbon while treating a river. The accumulated polyphosphate then aided nonylphenol removal. The extent of accumulation was dependent on the type of carbon. The accumulation occurred more extensively with the wood-based used carbon than with the coal-based used carbon due to the surface charge of the carbon. The negatively charged wood-based carbon attracted the positively charged calcium-polyphosphate complex more strongly than the uncharged coal-based carbon. The polyphosphate-coated activated carbon was also effective in nonylphenol removal. The effect was different depending on the type of carbon. Polyphosphate readily attached onto the wood-based carbon due to its high affinity for polyphosphate. The attached polyphosphate then improved the nonylphenol removal. However, the coating failed to attach polyphosphate onto the coal-based carbon. The nonylphenol removal performance of the coal-based carbon remained unchanged after the polyphosphate coating.

scholarly journals Endocrine disrupting chemicals mixture and pregnancy glucose levels among women from a fertility clinic

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Bellavia A ◽  
Mínguez-Alarcón L ◽  
Ford J ◽  
Keller M ◽  
Petrozza J ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting ◽  
Fertility Clinic
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