Both studies are the firstto look at BPA'sreproductiveeffect in humans. The adverse effectof BPA onthemalereproductivesystempreviously had been examined in animalstudies only.
Chris Ford of the University of Bristol, one of Dr Farrow's co-authors, speculates that by preventing ovulation and the stresses that it puts on the reproductive system, Pill-using women may, in effect, be cheating time.
Some type of parabens are known to disrupt hormone function, an effect that is linked to increased risk of breast cancer and reproductive toxicity, but they are just one type of hormone disrupting chemicals found in cosmetics.