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Polish Society of Endocrinology Position statement on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
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Abstract
With the reference to the position statements of the Endocrine Society, the Paediatric Endocrine Society, and the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology, the Polish Society of Endocrinology points out the adverse health effects caused by endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) commonly used in daily life as components of plastics, food containers, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The statement is based on the alarming data about the increase of the prevalence of many endocrine disorders such as: cryptorchidism, precocious puberty in girls and boys, and hormone-dependent cancers (endometrium, breast, prostate). In our opinion, it is of human benefit to conduct epidemiological studies that will enable the estimation of the risk factors of exposure to EDCs and the probability of endocrine disorders. Increasing consumerism and the industrial boom has led to severe pollution of the environment with a corresponding negative impact on human health; thus, there is great necessity for the biomonitoring of EDCs in Poland. (Endokrynol Pol 2015; 66 (3): 276–285)
Abstract
With the reference to the position statements of the Endocrine Society, the Paediatric Endocrine Society, and the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology, the Polish Society of Endocrinology points out the adverse health effects caused by endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) commonly used in daily life as components of plastics, food containers, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The statement is based on the alarming data about the increase of the prevalence of many endocrine disorders such as: cryptorchidism, precocious puberty in girls and boys, and hormone-dependent cancers (endometrium, breast, prostate). In our opinion, it is of human benefit to conduct epidemiological studies that will enable the estimation of the risk factors of exposure to EDCs and the probability of endocrine disorders. Increasing consumerism and the industrial boom has led to severe pollution of the environment with a corresponding negative impact on human health; thus, there is great necessity for the biomonitoring of EDCs in Poland. (Endokrynol Pol 2015; 66 (3): 276–285)
Keywords
endocrine disrupting chemicals; EDC; bisphenol; BPA; phthalate
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Polish Society of Endocrinology Position statement on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
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Article type
Review paper
Pages
276-285
Published online
2015-07-01
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DOI
10.5603/EP.2015.0035
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Bibliographic record
Endokrynol Pol 2015;66(3):276-285.
Keywords
endocrine disrupting chemicals
EDC
bisphenol
BPA
phthalate
Authors
Aleksandra Rutkowska
Dominik Rachoń
Andrzej Milewicz
Marek Ruchała
Marek Bolanowski
Diana Jędrzejuk
Tomasz Bednarczuk
Maria Górska
Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk
Beata Kos- Kudła
Andrzej Lewiński
Wojciech Zgliczyński
