Open AccessWomen diagnosed with endometriosis show high serum levels of diethyl hexyl phthalate
Author(s) -
Sadia Nazir,
Zeenat Usman,
Muneer Imran,
Khalid P. Lone,
Gulfam Ahmad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_137_17
Subject(s) - endometriosis , diethyl phthalate , medicine , phthalate , gastroenterology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Endometriosis is one of the common causes of infertility with very diverse etiology. In modern lifestyle, humans are exposed to several endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) which may lead to reproductive disturbances. Diethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) is one of the common EDCs to which women are exposed by the use of cosmetics, perfumes, food packaging, medicine, and insecticides.