ABSTRACT Tributyltin (TBT) is an organotin compound and a common persistent environmental pollutant with endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) actions. It can accumulate in the environment at various concentrations throughout the food chain in the ecosystem, posing a risk to human health, especially during critical periods such as gestation and fetal and offspring development. In this review, we report the results of studies describing the consequences of TBT exposure on placental and reproductive parameters in offspring of both sexes. Results from in […]

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disease in women on reproductive age. PCOS is characterized by the presence of anovulation, infertility and hyperandrogenism and is associated with obesity and insulin resistance. A major risk for neoplasms of the reproductive tract, like endometrial, breast and ovary cancer seems to be related to PCOS. While several studies have shown an increased risk for endometrial hyperplasia and cancer in PCOS patients, the variability of the selection criteria for PCOS has […]

AIM: to show data on true hermaphrodites (TH) followed in two reference centers in the state of São Paulo. PATIENTS: Twenty-six TH patients have been followed from 1975 to 2004 in the Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, São Paulo University Medical School, and the other 10 patients from 1989 to 2004 in the GIEDDS – UNICAMP. METHODS: Clinical and pathological data were retrospectively analyzed, as well as the decision about the sex of rearing. RESULTS: genital ambiguity was the most frequent complaint […]