2015 the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) recommends that reproductive health professionals advocate for policies to prevent exposure to toxic environmental chemicals, work to ensure a healthy food system, make environmental health part of health care, and champion environmental justice.
Di Renzo GC, Conry JA, Blake J, DeFrancesco MS, DeNicola N, Martin JN Jr, McCue KA, Richmond D, Shah A, Sutton P, Woodruff TJ, van der Poel SZ, Giudice LC. International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics opinion on reproductive health impacts of exposure to toxic environmental chemicals. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Dec;131(3):219-25.
The Endocrine Society releases a second scientific statement on EDCs.
Gore AC, Chappell VA, Fenton SE, Flaws JA, Nadal A, Prins GS, Toppari J, Zoeller RT. Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society’s Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals. Endocr Rev. 2015 Dec;36(6):593-602.
France bans BPA in food contact materials
EDCs estimated to cost the EU hundreds of billions euros per year:
Trasande L, Zoeller RT, Hass U, Kortenkamp A, Grandjean P, Myers JP, DiGangi J, Bellanger M, Hauser R, Legler J, Skakkebaek NE, Heindel JJ. Estimating burden and disease costs of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the European union. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Apr;100(4):1245-55.
Review of estrogen published
Simpson E, Santen RJ. Celebrating 75 years of oestradiol. J Mol Endocrinol. 2015 Dec;55(3):T1-20.