These chemicals imitate the effect of natural hormones produced by endocrine systems. The body mistakes these synthetic chemicals for its own hormones and natural processes are disrupted

 

         According to the NIEHS, endocrine disrupting chemicals may cause:

 

          1. Reductions in male fertility and declines in the numbers of males born.

          2. Abnormalities in male reproductive organs.
          3. Female reproductive health issues, problems, early puberty, and early reproductive senescence.
          4. Increases in mammary, ovarian, and prostate cancers.