Exploring the potential association between brominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides, perfluorinated compounds, phthalates, and bisphenol a in polycystic ovary syndrome: a case–control study - Vagi, Sara J; Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo; Sjödin, Andreas; Calafat, Antonia M; Dumesic, Daniel; Gonzalez, Leonardo; Kato, Kayoko; Silva, Manori J; Ye, Xiaoyun; Azziz, Ricardo (BMC endocrine disorders, 2014)
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Benzhydryl Compounds - blood; Bisphenol A; Caprylates - blood; Care and treatment; Case-Control Studies; Chromatography, Gas; Diabetes; Diagnosis; Disease control; Endocrine disruptors; Endocrine Disruptors - adverse effects; Endocrine Disruptors - blood; Endocrinology; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects; Environmental Pollutants - blood; Epidemiology of Endocrine Disorders; Female; Fluorocarbons - blood; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers - blood; Health aspects; Humans; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - blood; Mass Spectrometry; Medical centers; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metabolic Diseases; Metabolites; Middle Aged; PCB; Pesticides - blood; Phenols - blood; Phthalic Acids - blood; Pilot Projects; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - blood; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - blood; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - chemically induced; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - epidemiology; Prevalence; Research Article; Risk factors; rology; Solid Phase Extraction; Specimen Handling; Stein-Leventhal syndrome; Studies; Type 2 diabetes; United States - epidemiology; United States; Los Angeles California; United States--US; USA, California, Los Angeles; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Phthalate; Organochlorine Pesticide; Indoor Dust; PCOS Patient