ea0081oc9.3 | Oral Communications 9: Environmental Endocrinology | ECE2022
Draskau Monica Kam
, Lindgren Schwartz Camilla
, Evrard Bertrand
, Lardenois Aurelie
, Pask Andrew
, Chalmel Frederic
, Svingen Terje
Androgen signaling is essential for male reproductive development and masculinization during fetal life. Developmental exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals, not least those that disrupt androgen action, can lead to reproductive disorders such as cryptorchidism, hypospadias, and poor fertility. In rodent toxicity studies, as well as human epidemiological studies, a general biomarker for compromised fetal androgen signaling is a shorter anogenital distance (AGD) in male of...