Steroid hormones are extremely important natural hormones in all vertebrates. They control
a wide range of physiological processes, including osmoregulation, sexual maturity …

There are growing concerns about the increasing trends of emerging micropollutants in the
environment due to their potential negative impacts on natural ecosystems and humans …

This study considers the implications and research needs arising from anticancer (also
referred to as antineoplastic) drugs being released into the aquatic environment, for the …

In aquatic ecosystems, progesterone (P4) and synthetic progestins (gestagens) originate
from excretion by humans and livestock. Synthetic progestins are used for contraception and …

A wide range of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are present in the
environment, and many of their adverse effects are unknown. The environmental risk …

The occurrence of sixty pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), twenty metabolites
and eight personal care products (PCPs) in the aquatic environment in Spain and their …

Around 20 progestins (also called gestagens, progestogens, or progestagens) are used
today in assisting a range of medical conditions from endometrial cancer to uterine bleeding …

The prenatal brain develops under the influence of an ever-changing hormonal milieu that
includes endogenous fetal gonadal and adrenal hormones, placental and maternal …

Many human pharmaceuticals, with many modes of action, are present in the aquatic
environment. It is very difficult to know which of these might pose a threat to aquatic …

Gestagens are common pollutants accumulated in the aquatic ecosystem. Gestagens are
comprised of natural gestagens (ie progesterone) and synthetic gestagens (ie progestins) …