News tagged with reproductive toxicology


Highly exposed to phthalates as fetuses, female mice have altered reproductive lives

Female mouse fetuses exposed to very high doses of a common industrial chemical that makes plastics more pliable develop significant reproductive alterations and precancerous lesions as they grow up, according ...

Medical research created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Plastic products and jet fuel exposures raising incidences of 'epigenetic transgenerational inheritance'

Washington State University researchers have lengthened their list of environmental toxicants that can negatively affect as many as three generations of an exposed animal's offspring.

Genetics created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

BPA could affect reproductive capabilities, cause infection of the uterus

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found evidence that, in addition to affecting the heart, brain and nervous system, bisphenol A (BPA), could affect a mammal's ability to reproduce by altering the structure ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Elevated mercury, cadmium block in-vitro pregnancy

(Medical Xpress) -- A new University at Albany study finds background exposure to levels of mercury and cadmium commonly found in the environment may significantly interfere with early pregnancy through in-vitro ...

Health created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0