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Possible Chemical Risk to Unborn Babies from Perfume

by Josh Day

9-04-08

A study conducted by researchers from Edinburgh University in Scotland have found a possible connection between chemicals in perfumes and reproductive problems in unborn children later in life.

The BBC writes:

Edinburgh University researchers claimed a crucial window between eight and 12 weeks of pregnancy determined future reproductive problems.
They believe that exposure to chemicals found in products such as cosmetics during this period may affect later sperm production.
But they stressed there was not yet conclusive proof this was the case.
The research team was led by Professor Richard Sharpe of the Medical Research Council's Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, based in Edinburgh.
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During tests on rats, they blocked the action of androgens, which include male sex hormones such as testosterone, for a short period in the womb.
The experiments confirmed that if the hormones are blocked, the animals suffered fertility problems.
Some of the chemicals which can block the hormones are widely used in items such as cosmetics, household fabrics and plastics.
Prof Sharpe said the chemicals may also increase the risk of baby boys developing other reproductive conditions in later life, including testicular cancer.
He added that if women planning on becoming pregnant were anxious about such issues they could avoid putting any cosmetic products on their skin which could then be absorbed into their bodies. (bbc.co.uk)

Check out the whole story here.

For more detailed information about cosmetics and other skin care products causing cancer, read about another scientific study that found a surprising and very disturbing connection between cancer and daily skin moisturizers.

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