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SUBMITTER: Upson K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4191453 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Upson Kristen K Sathyanarayana Sheela S De Roos Anneclaire J AJ Koch Holger M HM Scholes Delia D Holt Victoria L VL
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) 20140909 11
<h4>Study question</h4>Is bisphenol A (BPA) exposure associated with the risk of endometriosis, an estrogen-driven disease of women of reproductive age?<h4>Summary answer</h4>Our study suggests that increased urinary BPA is associated with an increased risk of non-ovarian pelvic endometriosis, but not ovarian endometriosis.<h4>What is known already</h4>BPA, a high-volume chemical used in the polymer industry, has been the focus of public and scientific concern given its demonstrated estrogenic e ...[more]