Decrease in Anogenital Distance among Male Infants with Prenatal Phthalate Exposure

H. Swan, Shanna; M. Main, Katharina; Fan, Liu; Stewart, Sara; L. Kruse, Robin; M. Calafat, Antonia; S. Mao, Catherine; Bruce Redmon, J.; Ternand, Christine; D. Sullivan, Shannon; Teague, J.Lynn; Study for Future Families Research Team, the

doi:10.1289/ehp.8100

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Decrease in Anogenital Distance among Male Infants with Prenatal Phthalate Exposure

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • May 23, 2005

Authors:

Shanna H. Swan

Katharina M. Main

Liu Fan

Abstract

Prenatal phthalate exposure impairs testicular function and shortens anogenital distance (AGD) in male rodents. We present data from the first study to examine AGD and other genital measurements in relation to prenatal phthalate exposure in humans. A standardized measure of AGD was obtained in 134 b...

Subject

Phthalate

Anogenital distance

Quartile

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