title: Polish Society of Endocrinology Position statement on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).
abstract: With the reference to the position statements of the Endocrine Society, the Paediatric Endocrine Society, and the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology, the Polish Society of Endocrinology points out the adverse health effects caused by endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) commonly used in daily life as components of plastics, food containers, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The statement is based on the alarming data about the increase of the prevalence of many endocrine disorders such as: cryptorchidism, precocious puberty in girls and boys, and hormone-dependent cancers (endometrium, breast, prostate). In our opinion, it is of human benefit to conduct epidemiological studies that will enable the estimation of the risk factors of exposure to EDCs and the probability of endocrine disorders. Increasing consumerism and the industrial boom has led to severe pollution of the environment with a corresponding negative impact on human health; thus, there is great necessity for the biomonitoring of EDCs in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdansk. olarynio@gumed.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rutkowska
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rachoń
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milewicz
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruchała
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolanowski
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jędrzejuk
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bednarczuk
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Górska
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hubalewska-Dydejczyk
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kos-Kudła
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lewiński
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zgliczyński
mesh_terms: D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004704:Endocrinology; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010969:Plastics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D011044:Poland; D012955:Societies, Medical
chemical_list: D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D010969:Plastics