Prenatal exposure to antifungal medication may change anogenital distance in male offspring: a preliminary study

Prenatal exposure to antifungal medication may change anogenital distance in male offspring: a preliminary study

Abstract Background Vaginal candidiasis is frequent among pregnant women and it is treated with anti-fungal medication (conazoles). Conazoles have anti-androgenic properties and prenatal exposure in rodents is associated with a shorter (less masculine) anogenital distance (AGD) in male offspring. To...

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Main Authors: Djamilla Madelung Mogensen, Maria Bergkvist Pihl, Niels E. Skakkebæk, Helle Raun Andersen, Anders Juul, Henriette Boye Kyhl, Shanna Swan, David Møbjerg Kristensen, Marianne Skovager Andersen, Dorte Vesterholm Lind, Tina Kold Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Anogenital distance
Prenatal exposure
Antifungal medicine
Endocrine disruptors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0263-z

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