Endocrine disrupting chemicals and ovulation: Is there a relationship?

Environmental Research

Volumn 151, Issue , 2016, Pages 410-418

  Gallo, Mia V ^a   Ravenscroft, Julia ^a   Carpenter, David O ^a   Frye, Cheryl ^a   Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment, ^b   Cook, Beverly ^c   Schell, Lawrence M ^a,d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment   (United States)

^c St Regis Mohawk Tribal Council   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; HCB; Menstrual cycle; Mohawk; Native American; Ovulation; p,p DDE; PCBs; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROGESTERONE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FECUNDITY; FERTILITY; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEW YORK; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SALIVA ANALYSIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVULATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 84982150911     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.08.007     Document Type: Article

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