Thomas Dang, Neha Sehgal, Dana Boyd Barr, Parinya Panuwet, Donghai Liang, Melissa Smarr, Warangkana Naksen, Nancy Fiedler, Nattawadee Promkam, Tippawan Prapamontol, Panrapee Suttiwan, Supattra Sittiwang, Stephanie M Eick
Organophosphate (OP) insecticides are some of the most abundantly used insecticides, and prenatal exposures have been linked to adverse maternal and child health outcomes. Anogenital distance (AGD) has emerged as an early marker of androgen activity, and later reproductive outcomes, that is sensitive to alteration by environmental chemicals. Here, we examined associations between prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos, an OP insecticide, with AGD. Pregnant farmworkers were enrolled in the Study of Asian Women and their Offspring's Development and Environmental Exposures (SAWASDEE; N = 104) between 2017 and 2019 in Northern Thailand...
January 27, 2024: Environmental Research