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Katharina M. Main
Researcher at University of Copenhagen
Publications - 244
Citations - 17711
Katharina M. Main is an academic researcher from University of Copenhagen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 62, co-authored 218 publications receiving 15796 citations. Previous affiliations of Katharina M. Main include Rigshospitalet & Copenhagen University Hospital.
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Testicular dysgenesis syndrome ; an increasingly common developmental disorder with environmental aspects
TL;DR: Existing evidence supporting a new concept that poor semen quality, testis cancer, undescended testis and hypospadias are symptoms of one underlying entity, the testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS), which may be increasingly common due to adverse environmental influences is summarized.
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Decrease in anogenital distance among male infants with prenatal phthalate exposure
Shanna H. Swan,Katharina M. Main,Fan Liu,Sara Stewart,Robin L. Kruse,Antonia M. Calafat,Catherine S. Mao,J. Bruce Redmon,Christine L. Ternand,S.J. Sullivan,J.Lynn Teague +10 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis that prenatal phthalate exposure at environmental levels can adversely affect male reproductive development in humans is supported.
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Human breast milk contamination with phthalates and alterations of endogenous reproductive hormones in infants three months of age
Katharina M. Main,Gerda Krog Mortensen,Marko Kaleva,Kirsten A Boisen,Ida N. Damgaard,Marla Chellakooty,Ida Maria Schmidt,Anne-Maarit Suomi,Helena E. Virtanen,Jørgen Holm Petersen,Anna-Maria Andersson,Jorma Toppari,Niels E. Skakkebæk +12 more
TL;DR: The data on reproductive hormone profiles and phthalate exposures in newborn boys are in accordance with rodent data and suggest that human Leydig cell development and function may also be vulnerable to perinatal exposure to some phthalates.
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Thyroid effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals
TL;DR: There is now reasonably firm evidence that PCBs have thyroid-disrupting effects, and there is emerging evidence that also phthalates, bisphenol A, brominated flame retardants and perfluorinated chemicals may have thyroid disrupting properties.
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Environmental chemicals and thyroid function
TL;DR: It is urgent to clarify whether the animal data showing effects of chemicals on thyroid function can be extended to humans, and especially fetal neurological development may be vulnerable.