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Chemical to Reproductive Problems MONDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay
News) -- The chemical bisphenol A could possibly disrupt a
woman's reproductive system and lead to chromosome damage in
eggs, miscarriages and birth defects, a study conducted with
rhesus monkeys suggests. Bisphenol A (BPA) is found in many
consumer products, including plastic bottles, the linings of
aluminum cans and other types of food packaging. Earlier studies
have suggested possible links between BPA and a variety of
conditions, including heart disease, cancer and obesity in
children. In this study, researchers exposed pregnant rhesus
monkeys to single daily doses of BPA and low-level continuous
doses of the chemical to see how the reproductive systems of
female fetuses were affected. Rhesus monkeys have the most
human-like reproductive system. The study was published Sept. 24
in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In the earliest stage of the adult monkey's egg