Maternal use of acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and acetylsalicylic acid during pregnancy and risk of cryptorchidism
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Cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors-acetaminophen, ibuprofen and acetylsalicylic acid-have endocrine-disruptive properties in the rainbow trout. In humans, aspirin blocks the androgen response to human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and, because hCG-stimulated androgen production in utero is crucial for normal testicular descent, exposure to COX inhibitors at vulnerable times during gestation may impair testicular descent. We examined whether prenatal exposure to acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and acetylsalicylic acid was associated with increased occurrence of cryptorchidism.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Epidemiology |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 6 |
Pages (from-to) | 779-85 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 1044-3983 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2010 |
ID: 40220557