Plastic compounds

Zelieann R. Craig

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64410-0

Plastic compounds

Zelieann R. Craig

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Abstract

The development of cheap versatile plastics has caused a significant social and economic impact worldwide. Ironically, characteristics that make plastics desirable have also allowed them to leach out of our products, silently enter our bodies and potentially increase disease risk. Bisphenol A and phthalates are examples of widely-used, well-characterized endocrine disrupting plasticizers. Originally considered to be safe following classical high dose studies, contemporary studies increasingly reveal that BPA and phthalates are detrimental at levels within the range of estimated human exposures. This chapter summarizes classical and contemporary evidence documenting the interactions of these plasticizers with the female reproductive tract.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Reproduction
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	707-713
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128151457
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64410-0
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Bisphenol a
Embryo
Endocrine disruptor
Endometrium
Hormones
Infertility
Oocyte
Ovary
Phthalate
Placenta
Plastic
Pregnancy
Steroidogenesis
Uterus

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