ENP77: Phthalates and Endocrine Puberty

10/18/23 • 12 min

We look at a study, presented at ENDO 2023, about the endocrine-disrupting chemicals known as phthalates, or plasticizers, and their effects on fetal and neonatal endocrine puberty. Host Aaron Lohr talks with Mary Bunnell from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, co-author of the study, titled, “Prenatal Phthalate Exposure Alters the Pattern of Fetal and Neonatal Endocrine Puberty in a Sex-specific Manner.” Show notes are available at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast/enp77-phthalates-and-endocrine-puberty — for helpful links or to hear more podcast episodes, visit https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

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ENP76: Infants and In Utero Exposure to COVID

Today we look at a study from ENDO 2023 about COVID-19 exposure and weight gain in infants. Host Aaron Lohr talks with Mollie Ockene, a Clinical Research Coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital and a co-author of the study, titled, “Accelerated Longitudinal Weight Gain Among Infants With COVID-19 Exposure.” Also, get a sneak peak at an episode of our members-only podcast which looks at a study in about the glycemic gap in hospitalized patients with COVID. Show notes are available at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast/enp76-infants-and-in-utero-exposure-to-covid — for helpful links or to hear more podcast episodes, visit https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

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ENP78: Post-Cycle Therapy Following Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Cessation

We know that illicit use of anabolic-androgenic steroids is dangerous, but cessation comes with its own challenges. Today we’re talking about a study presented at ENDO 2023 titled, “Self-Administration of Post-Cycle Therapy Is Associated With Increased Probability of Subsequent Normalisation of Reproductive Hormones Following Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Cessation in Men.” Joining host Aaron Lohr to talk about it is one of the study authors, Channa Jayasena, MD, PhD, a specialist in reproductive endocrinology and a research team lead at Imperial College London. Show notes are available at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast/enp78-post-cycle-therapy-following-anabolic-androgenic-steroid-cessation — for helpful links or to hear more podcast episodes, visit https://www.endocrine.org/podcast