Phthalate Syndrome

In tests of lab rats, chemicals called phthalates, which are widely used in plastic and personal care products, cause several reproductive abnormalities that scientists have dubbed “testicular dysgenesis syndrome” or “phthalate syndrome.” Included are hypospadias, undescended testes, reduced sperm counts and testicular cancer.— Birth Defect Study Casts Doubt on Phthalate Fears - Scientific American