Association of phthalates, parabens and phenols found in personal care products with pubertal timing in girls and boys.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Are in-utero or peripubertal exposures to phthalates, parabens and other phenols found in personal care products associated with timing of pubertal onset in boys and girls?

Summary answer

We found some associations of altered pubertal timing in girls, but little evidence in boys.

What is known already

Certain chemicals in personal care and consumer products, including low molecular weight phthalates, parabens and phenols, or their precursors, are associated with altered pubertal timing in animal studies.

Study design, size, duration

Data were from the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS) longitudinal cohort study which followed 338 children in the Salinas Valley, California, from before birth to adolescen

SUBMITTER: Harley KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6295961 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature