Current environmental health reports

Curr Environ Health Rep · ISSN (e) 2196-5412 · 6 papers in corpus
review 2026
doi:10.1007/s40572-026-00534-w ·PMID:41920432

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous compounds that can deleteriously affect gynecologic health through interference with hormonal systems. Research on EDC exposure and gynecologic health has generally focu…

2025
doi:10.1007/s40572-025-00492-9 ·PMID:40751801

Purpose of reviewChemical (organic) ultraviolet (UV) filters-carbon-based compounds widely used in sunscreen formulations-are essential for protecting against harmful UV radiation. However, emerging evidence over the last decade (2014-2024)…

2022
doi:10.1007/s40572-022-00332-0 ·PMID:35267175

Purpose of reviewMenstrual 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 relations…

2022
doi:10.1007/s40572-022-00331-1 ·PMID:35302185

Purpose of reviewMenstrual 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 m…

2017
doi:10.1007/s40572-017-0126-3 ·PMID:28194614

Purpose of reviewThis paper presents an overview of the exposome research paradigm with particular application to understanding human reproduction and development and its implications for health across a lifespan.Recent findingsThe exposome…

review 2014
doi:10.1007/s40572-014-0013-0 ·PMID:27453808

An evolving body of evidence supports that cadmium, a non-essential heavy metal, may be associated with multiple adverse women's reproductive health outcomes. Our objective was to conduct a systematic review of epidemiologic studies that ev…