Prenatal phthalate exposure and reproductive function in young men

Environmental Research

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 264-270

  Axelsson, Jonatan ^a   Rylander, Lars ^b   Rignell Hydbom, Anna ^b   Lindh, Christian H ^b   Jönsson, Bo A G ^b   Giwercman, Aleksander ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diethylhexyl phthalate; Diisononyl phthalate; Hormones; Late effects; Prenatal exposure; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIISONONYL PHTHALATE; POLLUTANT; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENCE; HORMONE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MENS HEALTH; METABOLITE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SON; SPERM QUALITY; TESTIS SIZE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TESTIS; TOXICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TESTIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924077479     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.02.024     Document Type: Article

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