Endocrine Abstracts

Strong evidence from studies in humans and animal models suggests that the nutritional environment to which a developing fetus is exposed impacts on long-term cardio-metabolic health. This concept has been termed nutritional programming. Although initial focus was on the detrimental consequences of fetal under-nutrition, the growing prevalence of obesity across the globe has focussed attention towards fetal over-nutrition. Obesity prevalence is increasing in all age groups, in...

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AimTo prospectively investigate the associations of urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations measured during four peri-pubertal windows with semen parameters in Russian men.Methods516 boys were enrolled at ages 8 – 9 years (2003 – 2005). Urine samples were collected annually and pooled into four pubertal exposure windows based on physician assessed Tanner stages and testicular volume (prepuberty,...