Birth Defect Study Casts Doubt on Phthalate Fears
Friday, July 10, 2009 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
Hypospadias, one of the most common birth defects among baby boys, apparently is not increasing in the United States, casting doubt on whether boys are harmed by phthalates and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals thought to trigger reproductive abnormalities. Researchers have reported that the hypospadias rate stayed the same in New York State between 1992 and 2005. An earlier study also found no increase in California boys between 1984 and 1997. [More]