Associations between blood cadmium and endocrine features related to PCOS-phenotypes in healthy women of reproductive age: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Keewan Kim (Author), Anna Z. Pollack (Author), Carrie J. Nobles (Author), Lindsey A. Sjaarda (Author), Jessica R. Zolton (Author), Jeannie G. Radoc (Author), Enrique F. Schisterman (Author), Sunni L. Mumford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cadmium is an endocrine disrupting chemical that affects the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Though evidence suggests its potential role in altering androgen synthesis and metabolic pathways that are characteristic of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), its relation in healthy...