Jenni A Shearston

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

review 2022

An Epidemiologic Review of Menstrual Blood Loss as an Excretion Route for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Current environmental health reports ·doi:10.1007/s40572-022-00332-0

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Menstrual blood loss, a common physiologic occurrence, provides an excretion route for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) since these chemicals are bound to proteins in blood. To increase awareness of this relatio…

review 2022

Menstrual Products as a Source of Environmental Chemical Exposure: A Review from the Epidemiologic Perspective

Current environmental health reports ·doi:10.1007/s40572-022-00331-1

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Menstrual bleeding is a regular, common occurrence in a substantial portion of the population. Menstruators may use more than 10,000 menstrual products over the lifetime. Given the potential for environmental chemicals in…