Carlos Sonnenschein and Ana Soto Part 3: Endocrine Disruptors

In her 2010 interview of Drs. Carlos Sonnenschein and Ana Soto, Emily Hanson asked them about research on endocrine disruptors. This video (duration: 14:50) contains that portion of the interview. In it they they respond to the following prompts regarding:

1. What are endocrine disruptors and what effects do they have? 00:40
2. Are all endocrine disruptors estrogenic? 02:20
3. How do you determine if a compound is an endocrine disruptor? 03:30
4. How did scientists first discover the endocrine-disrupting effects of synthetic estrogens? 04:10
5. Describe the research on endocrine disruptors since then? 05:30
6. Can you say more about the DES experience and the lessons learned from it? 07:10
7. What might experiments on rodents teach us about the risks of endocrine disruptors for humans? 10:30
8. What other risks have scientists attributed to BPA? 12:32