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A decrease in serum dihydrotestosterone levels in 9-year-old Vietnamese children from a dioxin exposure area.

Oanh Thi Phuong Nguyen¹, Seijiro Honma², Phuc Duc Hoang³

¹School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University.

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Dioxin exposure through breast milk in Vietnam hotspots may affect children's endocrine systems. This study found lower dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels and altered hormone ratios in children exposed to dioxins.

Keywords:

9-year-old children Androgen disruption Dihydrotestosterone Dioxin exposure Testosterone Vietnamese cohort

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Environmental Science
Endocrinology
Pediatrics

Background:

Dioxins are persistent environmental pollutants and endocrine disruptors.
Children living in Vietnamese dioxin hotspots are at risk for exposure.
Longitudinal studies are needed to understand dioxin's impact on child development.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between dioxin exposure and endocrine disorders in Vietnamese children.
To assess the impact of maternal dioxin exposure via breast milk on children's hormonal balance.
To analyze steroid hormone levels and enzyme activities in children from dioxin-exposed and non-exposed areas.

Main Methods:

Measured 17 dioxin/furan congeners in maternal breast milk and 7 serum steroid hormones in 9-year-old children.
Compared levels between children from a Vietnamese dioxin hotspot and a non-exposure area.
Calculated steroid metabolic enzyme ratios based on hormone level ratios.

Main Results:

Dioxin levels were significantly higher in the hotspot area.
Children in the hotspot area had lower height and weight, inversely correlated with dioxin levels.
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels and DHT/testosterone ratios were significantly lower in exposed children, indicating impaired DHT biosynthesis.

Conclusions:

Maternal dioxin exposure via breast milk can impact children's endocrine systems up to age 9.
DHT biosynthesis is particularly affected by dioxin exposure.
Findings highlight the long-term health risks of dioxin contamination in children.