Environmental toxins and the impact of other endocrine disrupting chemicals in women's reproductive health
| Autor: | Almir Antonio Urbanetz, Mauri José Piazza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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environmental toxicants Physiology Environmental pollution Review Endocrine Disruptors 010501 environmental sciences Biology 01 natural sciences Hazardous Substances 03 medical and health sciences Human reproduction Humans Endocrine system Reproductive system 030304 developmental biology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Reproductive health 0303 health sciences business.industry Ovary human reproduction Environmental Exposure Pesticide endocrine disrupting chemicals Polycystic ovary Reproductive Health Female Polybrominated Biphenyls environmental pollution Genital Diseases Male business |
| Zdroj: | JBRA Assisted Reproduction |
| ISSN: | 1518-0557 |
| DOI: | 10.5935/1518-0557.20190016 |
| Popis: | This review aimed to look into agents and mechanisms characterized as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). These agents are known to cause several harmful effects to the reproductive system of women and wildlife. There is a wide range of chemicals, developed for commercial use mainly in agriculture, which may cause endocrine disruption. Numerous studies show evidence of environmental contamination. However, no one is being held liable for the damages. The most important potentially harmful agents are identified and described, along with the different effects they have on the female genital area. Brazil is a large consumer of pesticides and others chemicals that may interfere with a normal women's life. We analyzed and described the mode of action and the impacts of different EDCs (bisphenols, phthalates, atrazine, polychlorinated and polybrominated biphenyls, DDT-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; DDE-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; DDD-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane; and DES-diethylstilbestrol) on the genital area, ovarian steroidogenesis, polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, the structure of the uterus and the vagina, and on the formation of leiomyomas. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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