Organochlorine Pesticides and Risk of Endometriosis: Findings from a Population-Based Case–Control Study | Zendy

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Organochlorine Pesticides and Risk of Endometriosis: Findings from a Population-Based Case–Control Study

Author(s) -

Kristen Upson,

Anneclaire J. De Roos,

Mary Lou Thompson,

Sheela Sathyanarayana,

Delia Scholes,

Dana Boyd Barr,

Victoria L. Holt

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1306648

Subject(s) - organochlorine pesticide , pesticide , endometriosis , environmental health , population , case control study , population control , medicine , toxicology , environmental chemistry , biology , gynecology , chemistry , ecology , research methodology , family planning

Endometriosis is considered an estrogen-dependent disease. Persistent environmental chemicals that exhibit hormonal properties, such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), may affect endometriosis risk.

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