Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction (FGR), gestational diabetes, and hypertensive ...

The endocrine system comprises glands and tissues that produce and secrete hormones to regulate and coordinate vital functions of the human body. This article â the seventh in an eight-part series on ...

A Canadian research team highlights placental sensitivity to such environmental contaminants during pregnancy. Montreal and Laval, April 28, 2022 — They can be found in cosmetics, plastic containers, ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

A substitute for the commonly used plasticizing chemical bisphenol A (BPA) shows similar endocrine disruption effects upon developmental exposure in mice, according to a study. As the interface ...

The placenta is a temporary organ that grows during pregnancy to filter oxygen, blood, and nutrients to your baby. After you give birth, you will also deliver your placenta shortly after. Sometimes ...

What Is an Anterior Placenta? The placenta is an organ that forms specifically during pregnancy. The placenta begins to grow at the location where the fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterine ...

Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 12, 2022) Gestational (during pregnancy) exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) like pesticides, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), among others, may ...