Testicular dysgenesis syndrome: an increasingly common developmental disorder with environmental aspects

NE Skakkebaek, ER De Meyts, KM Main - Apmis, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous reports have recently focused on various aspects of adverse trends in male
reproductive health, such as the rising incidence of testicular cancer; low and probably declining …

Thyroid effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals

M Boas, U Feldt-Rasmussen, KM Main - Molecular and cellular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Main a … KM was supported by a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the
Danish Agency of Science, Technology and Innovation. … Juul, KM Main

Environmental chemicals and thyroid function

…, NE Skakkebæk, KM Main - European journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
There is growing evidence that environmental chemicals can disrupt endocrine systems. Most
evidence originates from studies on reproductive organs. However, there is also suspicion …

Decrease in anogenital distance among male infants with prenatal phthalate exposure

SH Swan, KM Main, F Liu, SL Stewart… - Environmental …, 2005 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Prenatal phthalate exposure impairs testicular function and shortens anogenital distance (AGD)
in male rodents. We present data from the first study to examine AGD and other genital …

Human breast milk contamination with phthalates and alterations of endogenous reproductive hormones in infants three months of age

KM Main, GK Mortensen, MM Kaleva… - Environmental …, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Phthalates adversely affect the male reproductive system in animals. We investigated
whether phthalate monoester contamination of human breast milk had any influence on the …

Difference in prevalence of congenital cryptorchidism in infants between two Nordic countries

KA Boisen, M Kaleva, KM Main, HE Virtanen… - The Lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
Background Several investigators have shown striking differences in semen quality and
testicular cancer rate between Denmark and Finland. Since maldescent of the testis is a shared …

Flame retardants in placenta and breast milk and cryptorchidism in newborn boys

KM Main, H Kiviranta, HE Virtanen… - Environmental …, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
… This should not be important, because the main group differences were seen at the higher
end of PBDE concentrations. It is currently unknown whether PBDEs accumulate in placenta, …

Nordic consensus on treatment of undescended testes

…, C Kollin, S Lindahl, G Läckgren, KM Main… - Acta …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: To reach consensus among specialists from the Nordic countries on the present state‐of‐the‐art
in treatment of undescended testicles. Methods: A group of specialists in testicular …

Serum levels of anti-Mullerian hormone as a marker of ovarian function in 926 healthy females from birth to adulthood and in 172 Turner syndrome patients

…, L Aksglaede, K Sørensen, KM Main… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Context: In adult women, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is related to the ovarian follicle
pool. Little is known about AMH in girls. Objective: The objective of the study was to provide a …

Pubertal development in Danish children: comparison of recent European and US data

…, K Holm, EM Laursen, KM Main… - … journal of andrology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Two recent epidemiological studies (PROS and NHANES III) from the USA noted earlier
sexual maturation in girls, leading to increased attention internationally to the age at onset of …