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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Sensitivity to endocrine disruptors is higher in early life. In pregnant women, endocrine disruptor chemicals can be passed to the baby through the placenta or through breast milk during lactation, leading to long-term and permanent adverse effects. These endocrine disruptors may cause adverse effects in women such as infertility, implantation defects, premature birth, spontaneous abortions, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes. Exposure to endocrine disruptors in the intrauterine period may result in adverse effects on the reproductive system, metabolic changes, low birth weight, retardation in mental and physical development and also may be associated with congenital malformations. It is of great importance to take protective measures both for pregnant women and infants.

Author ORCID Identifier

BETÜL YİĞİT YALÇIN: 0000-0002-5533-330X

GAMZE BİLİK OYMAN: 0000-0001-8636-8700

AYŞE KUBAT ÜZÜM: 0000-0003-0478-1193

DOI

10.55730/1300-0144.6123

Keywords

Endocrine disruptors, fetus, lactation, pregnancy

First Page

1625

Last Page

1634

Publisher

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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