Understanding the Endocrine and Reproductive Health Effects Associated With Exposures to Jet Fuels: A Fit-for-Purpose

Lisa M Prince1, Rochelle L Cameron, Dylan J Jester

  • 1From the ICF, Reston, VA (L.M.P., S.J.G., S.J.S., S.E.E.); Exposure Science Program, Health Outcomes Military Exposures, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (R.L.C., T.D.V.H.); Women's Operational and Military Exposure Network Center of Excellence (WOMEN CoE), VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA (D.J.J., M.T.A., H.S., M.M.A.); and Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (M.M.A.).

Summary

Jet fuel exposure may impact endocrine and reproductive health. While human studies were inconclusive, animal research showed some evidence of effects on reproductive organs and endocrine glands.

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