Two organochlorine pesticides are associated with an increased risk of endometriosis, say researchers. Endometriosis is a condition that affects up to 10 percent of reproductive-age women.Specifically, researchers observed that women with higher exposures to two such pesticides, beta-hexachlorocyclohexane and mirex, had a 30- to 70-percent increase in endometriosis risk. The findings are published online ahead of the print issue of iEnvironmental Health Perspectives/i, ...
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