Menstrual cycle characteristics and reproductive hormone levels in women exposed to atrazine in drinking water

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1293-1301

  Cragin, Lori A ^a,b   Kesner, James S ^c   Bachand, Annette M ^a   Barr, Dana Boyd ^d,e   Meadows, Juliana W ^c   Krieg, Edward F ^c   Reif, John S ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Drinking water; Hormones; Menstrual cycle; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; DRINKING WATER; ESTRADIOL; GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TAP WATER;

ALCOHOL; ATRAZINE; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAIRY FARMING; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HORMONE; METABOLITE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; URINE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRAZINE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VERMONT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80755133313     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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