First-Trimester Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration in Relation to Anogenital Distance, an Androgen-Sensitive Measure of Reproductive Development, in Infant Girls

Conclusion:
BPA may have toxic effects on the female reproductive system in humans, as it does in animal models. Higher first-trimester BPA exposure was associated with significantly shorter AGD in daughters, suggesting that BPA may alter the hormonal environment of the female fetus. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP875

Received: 27 July 2016
Revised: 18 January 2017
Accepted: 19 January 2017
Published: 11 July 2017
Address correspondence to E. S. Barrett, Dept. of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University School of Public Health, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA, Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone] USA, Email: [e-mail]
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP875).
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
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Source: EHP Research - July 11, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research