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Estrogenic agents leach from dental sealant.
That feminine touch . The gender benders . Plastics may shed chemical estrogens. A pollutant that can alter growth Prenatal exposure to a building block of some plastics can subtly alter growth and reproductive development in mice. Prenatal exposure to an environmentally relevant dose of bisphenol A accelerates puberty in female mice.