EDCs (Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine systems at certain doses. These disruptions can cause cancerous tumors, birth defects, and other developmental disorders. Any system in the body controlled by hormones can be derailed by hormone disruptors. Specifically, endocrine disruptors may be associated with the development of learning disabilities, severe attention deficit disorder, cognitive and brain development problems deformations of the body that includes breast cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid and other cancers; sexual development problems such as feminizing of males or masculinizing effects on females, etc.
- Xenoestrogens
- Alkylphenols
- Bisphenol A (BPA)
- Bisphenol S (BPS)
- Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane(DDT)
- Polychlorinated biphenyls
- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
- Phthalates
- Perfluorooctanoic acid
- Other suspected endocrine disruptors
Related Conference of EDCs (Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
September 23-24, 2026
24th Global Conference on Diabetes, Endocrinology and Primary Healthcare
Paris, France
September 28-29, 2026
25th International Conference on Diabetes, Nutrition, Obesity and Eating Disorders
Berlin, Germany
November 23-24, 2026
35th International Conference on Clinical Diabetes, Diabetic Medication & Treatment
Amsterdam, Netherlands