Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)

Mycotoxins are widespread food contaminants, and urinary biomarkers reflect recent dietary exposure. Although mycotoxins have been implicated in reproductive toxicity, their impact on human oocyte and embryo development remains poorly chara…

Bisphenols and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals with widespread human exposure and growing concern regarding their reproductive toxicity. This review integrates current e…

Biomaterials for drug delivery offer significant advantages over conventional medications, including enhanced cellular uptake, improved drug stability, targeted delivery, and controlled drug release. Cutting-edge nanodrugs delivery approach…

Throughout a woman's menstrual cycle, endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) undergo cyclic morphological and functional alterations, involving proliferation, differentiation and senescence, modulated in part by steroid hormones and the endocanna…

Phthalate metabolites Mono- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate(MEHP) and Phthalic Acid Monobenzyl Ester (MBZP) are widely present in the environment, can interfere with the endocrine system and accumulate in human tissues, and are closely related to …

Many products including plastic food containers, medical tubing, and personal care products contain phthalate diesters. Phthalates have been shown to negatively affect the female reproductive system. However, the ovarian cellular impacts of…

Infertility affects a significant proportion of couples worldwide, with female reproductive dysfunction contributing to nearly half of these cases. Oxidative Stress (OS), characterized by an imbalance between Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) p…

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age, frequently causing infertility. This study investigates the influence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on ovarian reserve parameters in…

Endometriosis is a chronic, estrogen-dependent disorder influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). This study aimed to identify EDC-responsive genes contributing to endometriosis r…

Exposure to individual phthalates disrupts ovarian function; however, the direct effects of phthalate mixture exposure on ovulation is unknown, especially in women. Human granulosa cells were used to test the hypothesis that exposure to a p…

Toxicants and some drugs can negatively impact reproductive health. Many toxicants haven't been tested due to lack of available models. The impact of many drugs taken during pregnancy to address maternal health may adversely affect fetal de…

Phthalates are synthetic chemicals widely used as plasticizers and stabilizers in various consumer products. Because of the extensive production and use of phthalates, humans are exposed to these chemicals daily. While most studies focus on…

Endometriosis is a hormone-dependent inflammatory gynecological disease of reproductive-age women. It is clinically and pathologically characterized by the presence of functional endometrium as heterogeneous lesions outside the uterine cavi…

Mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) is the most studied metabolite of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a phthalate found in cosmetics, flooring, paints, and plastics products, including toys and medical tubing. Humans are frequently expos…

Exposure to phenols is widespread since they are found in many everyday products. Given that phenols are considered endocrine disrupting chemicals with the potential to interfere with hormonal activities, they could have adverse effects on …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous compounds that have been known for their ability to interfere with the action of hormones and affect endocrine pathways, including the ones involved in the development and function of both…

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We and others have previously shown that abnormal pelvic environment plays an important role in the unexplained infertility of endometriosis. However, whether iron overload caused by ectopic periodic bleeding found in patients with endometr…

Anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) is an established marker of ovarian reserve that decreases with age. Though the pool of ovarian follicles is established during fetal development, impacts of in utero exposures on AMH are uncertain. Thus, we sou…

BackgroundAnimal studies suggest that prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) causes epigenetic alterations in primordial germ cells that affect the next generation, but human studies are sparse.MethodsWe assessed hormonally mediated …

Known endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) has been shown to be a reproductive toxicant in animal models. Its structural analogs: bisphenol S (BPS), bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol AF (BPAF), and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) are increasingly…

Endometriosis is a complex disease impacted by the hormonal and immune systems. Cytokines and chemokines are serum biomarkers that maybe useful to develop a noninvasive disease diagnosis. Individuals in the Fernald Community Cohort were exp…

This study examined the effect of bisphenol A (BPA) exposure on human uterine stromal fibroblast cells (HuF) undergoing decidualization. HuF cells were isolated and cultured for eight days in the presence of a decidualization-inducing cockt…

Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease associated with multiple pathogenic factors and studies regarding roles of trace metals in endometriosis have been inconsistent and limited. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the b…