Associations between CB-153 and p,p′-DDE and hormone levels in serum in middle-aged and elderly men

The positive association between p,p′-DDE and TSH and the negative association between p,p′-DDE and estradiol, among middle-aged and elderly men, were not accompanied by associations between the POP-markers and thyroxin, testosterone, and gonadotropins, respectively. The results gives some additional support for that POP exposure may affect HPT- and HPG-axes also in humans, but the overall epidemiological data are still not coherent enough to allow any firm conclusions.