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A population-based case-control study of urinary bisphenol A concentrations and risk of endometriosis.


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SUBMITTER: Upson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4191453 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A population-based case-control study of urinary bisphenol A concentrations and risk of endometriosis.

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]

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