In-utero Exposure to Maternal Stressful Life Events and Risk of Cryptorchidism: The Raine Study

Cryptorchidism, registered at birth or later, is the most common birth defect in males in western countries, estimated to affect around 2–3% of newborn boys, declining to around 2% at 3 months. We have previously described a potential association between stressful life events (SLEs) in pregnancy and...

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Main Authors: Elvira V. Bräuner, Martha Hickey, Åse Marie Hansen, Dorota A. Doherty, David J. Handelsman, Anders Juul, Roger Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00530/full