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2012/08/03 [Taiwan New Life News / Reporter Su Xiangyun / Comprehensive Foreign Reports]
Environmental pollutants such as plasticizers, pesticides, and fungicides can impact ovarian health and affect more than three generations. A research team from Washington State University in the U.S. conducted animal experiments and found that exposure to environmental chemical pollutants before birth can easily lead to ovarian diseases such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and premature ovarian failure. These conditions may also be passed down through generations, persisting for more than three generations.
Ovarian issues caused by chemical pollutants are not limited to mice—they are also common in humans. The study discovered that environmental pollutants may damage cellular DNA, causing abnormal genetic changes. These damaged genes can then be inherited by subsequent generations, affecting them as well.
Researchers exposed mother mice to chemicals while they were still in the womb. These chemicals affected the reproductive systems of the mice, leading to various ovarian diseases as they grew older. These diseases were also passed down to their offspring, even if the descendants were not directly exposed to the chemical pollutants. The findings have been published in the online journal *PLoS ONE*.
The researchers tested five types of chemicals: a fungicide, two types of phthalate plasticizers, a plastic component, a pesticide, and a hydrocarbon mixture. All five chemicals negatively impacted ovarian health and affected future generations. The researchers believe this suggests that if women are exposed to these chemicals during pregnancy, it may increase the risk of ovarian diseases in their female descendants.
Source: http://mag. udn. com/ mag/ life/ storypage. jsp? f_ART_ID=405165#ixzz22TavWiMm
Toxic Threat Spans Three Generations
Environmental pollutants such as plasticizers, pesticides, and fungicides can impact ovarian health and affect more than three generations. A research team from Washington State University in the U.S. conducted animal experiments and found that exposure to environmental chemical pollutants before birth can easily lead to ovarian diseases such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and premature ovarian failure. These conditions may also be passed down through generations, persisting for more than three generations.
Ovarian issues caused by chemical pollutants are not limited to mice—they are also common in humans. The study discovered that environmental pollutants may damage cellular DNA, causing abnormal genetic changes. These damaged genes can then be inherited by subsequent generations, affecting them as well.
Researchers exposed mother mice to chemicals while they were still in the womb. These chemicals affected the reproductive systems of the mice, leading to various ovarian diseases as they grew older. These diseases were also passed down to their offspring, even if the descendants were not directly exposed to the chemical pollutants. The findings have been published in the online journal *PLoS ONE*.
The researchers tested five types of chemicals: a fungicide, two types of phthalate plasticizers, a plastic component, a pesticide, and a hydrocarbon mixture. All five chemicals negatively impacted ovarian health and affected future generations. The researchers believe this suggests that if women are exposed to these chemicals during pregnancy, it may increase the risk of ovarian diseases in their female descendants.
Source: http://mag. udn. com/ mag/ life/ storypage. jsp? f_ART_ID=405165#ixzz22TavWiMm