Medications as a source of paraben exposure

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-100

  Dodge, Laura E ^a   Kelley, Katherine E ^b   Williams, Paige L ^a   Williams, Michelle A ^a   Hernández Díaz, Sonia ^a   Missmer, Stacey A ^a,c,d   Hauser, Russ ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted Reproductive Technologies; Endocrine system; Parabens; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; BUTYL PARABEN; COSMETIC; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; GUAIFENESIN; IBUPROFEN; METHYL PARABEN; PARACETAMOL; PERFUME; PROPYL PARABEN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PRESERVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILITY; HOMOLOGOUS ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARABENS; PREGNANCY; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924294459     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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