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Resources / The source library

A good place
to keep asking questions.

Read, listen, or watch. Begin with Shanna Swan, meet other scientists and doctors, and find the original sources behind the questions.

A starting library, not a definitive reading list. These original, linked-source summaries are not a systematic review. Inclusion does not imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation. Books, interviews, and documentary stories are not the same as peer-reviewed research or clinical guidance.

11 of 11 resources

Featured / Read, listen, watch

Start with Shanna H. Swan.

Explore Dr. Swan’s work on environmental exposures and reproductive health through her own website, interviews, book, and a documentary. Choose the format that works for you.

Researcher website

Shanna H. Swan, PhD

Follow her work

A starting point for Dr. Swan’s research, public appearances, and collected resources on environmental exposures and reproductive health.

Keep in mind
An author’s website brings together her work and perspective; it is not an independent evidence review.
Published / format
Ongoing website
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27 October 2026
Listen / Podcast interviews

The Joe Rogan Experience

Two conversations with Dr. Swan

Find the newer conversation, episode #2476 from 31 March 2026, or revisit episode #1638 from 21 April 2021.

Keep in mind
Long-form interviews, not peer-reviewed studies. Explicit-content labels apply; the listening platform may require an account. Statements reflect the discussion at the time.
Published / format
2026 and 2021
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27 October 2026
Read / Book

Shanna H. Swan with Stacey Colino

Count Down

Read about environmental chemicals and reproductive health in Dr. Swan’s book. The publisher’s page offers an overview and edition information.

Keep in mind
A book-length account of the authors’ interpretation of the evidence—not individual medical advice or a current systematic review. Purchase may be required; there is no affiliate link.
Published / format
2021
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27 October 2026
Watch / Documentary film

Netflix

The Plastic Detox

This 2026 documentary follows six couples with unexplained fertility challenges as Dr. Swan guides a three-month effort to reduce exposure to plastic-related chemicals.

Keep in mind
A documentary, not a clinical trial or fertility treatment. The couples’ stories cannot establish that reducing exposure caused a pregnancy. Netflix access is required to watch; availability may vary by region.
Published / format
2026
Link and summary checked
27 October 2026
More perspectives / Scientists and clinicians

People to learn from.

Meet researchers and doctors working on environmental chemicals, hormones, reproduction, and development. Their official profiles and educational resources are places to keep exploring—not a list of advisers or partners to this site.

Physician / Researcher

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP

A pediatrician and environmental-health researcher. His work offers a children’s-health perspective; the Endocrine Society’s Talking EDCs collection includes his discussion of limiting exposure.

Keep in mind
The collection includes material aimed at health professionals. General education is not a personalized exposure assessment or treatment plan.
Published / format
Profile and educational collection
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27 October 2026
Environmental-health researcher

Stanford University

Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH

An epidemiology and population-health professor studying environmental exposures. Stanford’s introduction to her work discusses chemical exposure during pregnancy and beyond.

Keep in mind
An institutional profile and research conversation, not a clinical guideline. Associations observed in people do not automatically establish cause and effect.
Published / format
Profile and university article
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27 October 2026
Environmental-health scientist

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Laura Vandenberg, PhD

An environmental-health-sciences professor. Her Introduction to EDCs contribution to the Endocrine Society’s Talking EDCs collection provides a way into the topic of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Keep in mind
Introductory educational material, not a complete review of every substance or exposure. The collection includes a video, text, and handout.
Published / format
Profile and educational collection
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27 October 2026
Hormone / Toxicology researcher

The University of Texas at Austin

Andrea Gore, PhD

A pharmacology and toxicology professor whose research includes hormones, reproduction, and the developing brain. For broader context, explore the Endocrine Society–IPEN introduction to endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Keep in mind
Her research includes animal models; those findings cannot be treated as direct predictions for an individual person. The linked 2024 report is a broader educational resource, not a personal care plan.
Published / format
Profile; introductory report, 2024
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27 October 2026
Keep the foundations / Official sources

A wider frame for the questions.

Return to these public-health and regulatory sources for context. Plastic-associated chemicals and microplastic particles are different subjects; keep track of which one a source is discussing.

Government overview

NIEHS

Endocrine disruptors

Explains how some substances can interfere with hormones, common exposure routes, and ongoing research.

Keep in mind
A resource about particular substances and exposures—not a claim that all plastics have the same effects.
Published / format
Publication date not shown
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27 October 2026
Evidence review / 2022

World Health Organization

Microplastics: an evidence review

Reviews research on exposure through food, water, and air, and identifies important research gaps.

Keep in mind
Covers evidence through December 2021. Not a current comprehensive review or a prediction of individual health outcomes.
Published / format
30 August 2022
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27 October 2026
U.S. regulatory overview

U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Food-contact substances

Introduces packaging components, cookware, and food-preparation surfaces, and how FDA assesses intended uses.

Keep in mind
U.S.-specific. Conditions of use matter; authorization is not a guarantee for every possible use.
Published / format
Publication date not shown
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27 October 2026

Keep the questions.
Keep the context.

Look at the evidence behind a claim, not just the format it comes in. These resources do not promise to eliminate exposure, “detox” your body, or improve fertility. For personal health or pregnancy questions, speak with a qualified clinician.