**3.8 Gender effect of exposure to EDCs**

Based on epidemiological studies, gender may play a role on the impact of EDCs (**Figure 10**) [12, 16, 42]. EDCs exert sexually dimorphic effects in metabolism regulation through interactions with sex hormone receptors. Bisphenol A appears to have specific effects on behavior of both sexes (increase in externalizing behavior in girls versus increase in internalizing behavior in boys).

**Figure 10.** *Gender may influence the health consequences of EDCs.*
