Preservatives (ingredients which inhibit growth of microorganisms) are used to prolong shelf
life of various foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. Parabens are one of the most …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are added to food, cosmetics, plastic packages, and
children's toys and have thus become an integral part of the human environment. In the last …

In recent years, the use of cosmeceutical-based personal care and beauty products has ever
increased, around the world. Currently, an increasing number of compounds are being …

Male reproductive development is intricately dependent on fetal androgen action.
Consequently, disrupted androgen action during fetal life can interfere with the development …

Background Semen quality in men continues to decline in Western countries, but the
contours of the issue remain obscure, in relation to contributing chemicals. Objectives To …

Objective To examine whether selected endocrine disrupting chemicals were present in
pregnant women and passed through the placental barrier to amniotic fluid, potentially …

Parabens now being formally declared as the American Contact Dermatitis Society (non)
allergen of the year, the allergologic concerns regarding parabens raised during the past …

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a gynaecological hormone-dependent disorder that is
defined by histological lesions generated by the growth of endometrial-like tissue out of the …

Parabens, the alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid such as methylparaben (MeP),
ethylparaben (EtP), propylparaben (PrP), butylparaben (BuP) are used as a preservative in …

We are all exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) starting from embryonic life.
The fetus and child set up crucial developmental processes allowing adaptation to the …