{"product_id":"plastic-chemical-exposure-bpa","title":"Plastic Chemical Exposure (BPA)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTests urine for bisphenol A (BPA), an industrial chemical used in plastics and can linings that acts as an endocrine disruptor by mimicking estrogen in the body. BPA has been detected in the urine of roughly 93% of Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt reaches you through the epoxy linings of canned food and drinks, polycarbonate bottles and containers, thermal receipt paper, and some dental materials, and it transfers more readily when plastic is heated, scratched, or aging. Research associates higher BPA exposure with effects on fertility and reproductive hormones, thyroid function, insulin resistance and metabolic health, blood pressure, and neurodevelopment in children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis test measures total BPA, both the free chemical and its conjugated metabolites, the same measure used in CDC national biomonitoring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnostic Urine Test:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBPA: Bisphenol A, Total (Conjugated and Unconjugated)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marek Diagnostics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52692811907346,"sku":"QST-206","price":562.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/7427\/5858\/files\/Plastic-Chemical-Exposure-BPA.webp?v=1788897965","url":"https:\/\/marekdiagnostics.com\/products\/plastic-chemical-exposure-bpa","provider":"Marek Diagnostics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}