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Bisphenol A and human health: A review of the literature

Rochester, Johanna R.·2013·Reproductive Toxicology

Abstract

There is growing evidence that bisphenol A (BPA) may adversely affect humans. BPA is an endocrine disruptor that has been shown to be harmful in laboratory animal studies. Until recently, there were relatively few epidemiological studies examining the relationship between BPA and health effects in humans. However, in the last year, the number of these studies has more than doubled. A comprehensive literature search found 91 studies linking BPA to human health; 53 published within the last year. This review outlines this body of literature, showing associations between BPA exposure and adverse perinatal, childhood, and adult health outcomes, including reproductive and developmental effects, metabolic disease, and other health effects. These studies encompass both prenatal and postnatal exposures, and include several study designs and population types. While it is difficult to make causal links with epidemiological studies, the growing human literature correlating environmental BPA exposure to adverse effects in humans, along with laboratory studies in many species including primates, provides increasing support that environmental BPA exposure can be harmful to humans, especially in regards to behavioral and other effects in children.

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  • Memory changes in rodents and primates after BPA exposure are usually accompanied by loss of dendritic spines in the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus.

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Authors
Rochester, J. R.
Corresponding author
Rochester, Johanna R.
Venue
Reproductive Toxicology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-12
Volume
42
Pages
132-155
ISSN
0890-6238 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2162830803
Cited by
2,018
References
203
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Reproductive Toxicology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • The Arkansas Community Foundation
  • The Winslow Foundation
  • The Johnson Family Foundation
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Phytoestrogen effects and research
Keywords
bisphenol A, endocrine disruptors, human health effects, prenatal exposure, postnatal exposure, reproductive effects, developmental effects, metabolic disorders, child health outcomes, perinatal outcomes, environmental exposure
MeSH terms
Bisphenol A Compounds, Animals, Benzhydryl Compounds, Humans, Metabolic Diseases, Phenols, Reproduction, Endocrine Disruptors

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