New: Clinical Proceedings from Planned Parenthood and ARHP

Planned Parenthood and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals have just released an accredited clinical monograph on Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health. The purpose of the monograph is to provide front-line clinicians with practical guidance on environmental reproductive health issues, based on the best available evidence. Link to the clinical proceedings

ACOG Educates Lawmakers About Environmental Health

On Tuesday, January 19, 2010, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) held a legislative briefing at the California State Capitol to educate policymakers on the impacts of pesticides to women's health. Presenters included Robin Johnson, District IX Committee of State Legislation, Director, Family Engagement Program, LA Best Babies Network; Tracey Woodruff, Associate Professor and Director, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, UCSF; and Martha Arguello, Executive Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles. The event was co-sponsored by CHE-Fertility and other partners in the field. For more information, contact Robin Finnestead at 916-446-ACOG (2264) or email rfinnestead@ca.acog.org.

AMA Endorses Resolution in Support of The Endocrine Society Statement on Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals

11/10/09: The American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates adopted a resolution calling on the AMA to work with the federal government to enact new federal policies to decrease the public’s exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs).

The resolution, introduced by The Endocrine Society, reflects the findings and recommendations of The Endocrine Society’s peer-reviewed Scientific Statement on EDCs released by the Society this past June. Adoption of this resolution means that it is now AMA policy and is wholly supported by the House of Medicine. Read more

Also: The Endocrine Society Praises the California Medical Association

The Endocrine Society lauded the California Medical Association (CMA) on Ocober 19, 2009 for supporting greater advocacy and collaboration in decreasing public exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The resolution reflects the findings and recommendations of The Endocrine Society's peer-reviewed Scientific Statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals released by the Society this past June. Link to the press release.

Repro Health Briefing on Capitol Hill

On December 15, 80 people gathered for the Dangers of Chemicals on Reproductive Health briefing in D.C. This widely attended event was hosted by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), Reproductive Health Technologies Project (RHTP) and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, in cooperation with Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) and Representative Lois Capps (D-CA). Read the follow-up blog by Jenn Rogers, Programs and Policy Director of RHTP: 'Twas the Night Before the Reproductive Health Hearing.

New Bill Introduced: Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act of 2009

On December 3, 2009, Representative Jim Moran and Senator John Kerry introduced The Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act of 2009 to authorize an ambitious research program at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The goal of the program is to develop reliable and reproducible methods to identify chemicals that can disrupt the human endocrine system. For more information, visit The Endocrine Disruption Exchange website.

CHE-Fertility Call Updates

** JOIN US: CHE-Fertility call, Wednesday February 10, 2010 at 11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern: Chemicals and Reproductive Health: The Male Predicament

** The MP3 recording of Upstream: Complex Chemical Contributors to Thyroid Function and the Potential Impacts on Policy is now available.

** The MP3 recording of Disinfectants Overkill is now available.

** The MP3 recording of To Ban or Not to Ban: A Review of Atrazine from Both Sides of the Atlantic is now available.

Recent Publications

New Pamphlet for Expecting Moms.
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has developed a color, folded, cross-cultural pamphlet to be given to women at Ob-Gyn appointments. This educational pamphlet explains environmental risks at home, in the workplace, and outdoors and is intended for use in clinics and doctors offices around the country. Contributing partners include the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA), American College of Nurse Midwives, and the V.A. women's health program, with funding from the John Merck Fund. A Spanish version of the pamphlet will be available shortly

New Video: The Male Predicament.
The Male Predicament is the informative and compelling lecture that Dr. Theo Colborn has delivered across the U.S. and overseas. Using scientific facts, photos and a touch of humor, it describes in detail how males are susceptible to endocrine disrupting chemicals.

New Report: Earliest Exposures.
New tests by the Washington Toxics Coalition (WTC) reveal that children spend their first nine months in an environment that exposes them to known toxic chemicals. This new study was completed by the WTC in collaboration with the Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center and the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition.

Toxic Matters brochure. A brochure that highlights how to prevent exposure to toxic substances at home, in the workplace and in your community. Produced by the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE) at the University of California, San Francisco.

Reproductive Roulette, a report on declining reproductive health and dangerous chemical exposures, created by the Center for American Progress.

Shaping Our Legacy is Now Available in Spanish: The comprehensive report from the 2007 UCSF-CHE Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility is now available in Spanish, courtesty of the UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE).
Link to the original report
Link to the scientific proceedings