Higher urinary levels of BPA indicating increased exposure have been associated with increased incidence of heart disease and diabetes. BPA exposure was also linked to abnormality of two liver enzymes.
Estrogenic pollutants like BPA are believed to be responsible for the 50% drop in sperm count which took place between 1930 and 1990.
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JAMA, 2008; 300(11):1303-10.
Cotton, Paul, Environmental estrogenic agents area of concern,
JAMA, February 9, 1994; 271(6):414-15.
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