Our Law Firm Can Help Those Families Whose Sons are Affected by TDS, a Testicular Birth Defect Linked to Parental Exposure to PVC and Phthalates

The attorneys in our law firm are investigating cases of parental exposure to phthalates in the workplace who had sons diagnosed with a form of reproductive organ birth defects known as testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS).

If your family has been affected by your son’s TDS diagnosis, please complete the form on this page for more information from our lawyers about your legal options.

In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published their latest update to the National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals. The report provides detailed information based on studies of exposure to hundreds of environmental chemicals that pose potential health risks. This most recent report includes exposure and health risk information for over 212 environmental chemicals, as well as data from the three previous reports the CDC has published.

CDC Data on Phthalates
The CDC studied the possible ways in which people are exposed to phthalates, including ingestion, breathing in phthalates vapors and skin contact with products that contain phthalates. A 2003 study revealed that infants have a greater risk of ingestion exposure stemming from bottles, nipples or pacifiers manufactured with phthalates-containing materials, from sucking or chewing on plastic toys that were manufactured with the chemicals, or even from nursing if their mother had been exposed to phthalates.

More Serious Phthalates Affect Newborn Boys
Other medical and scientific studies have been conducted regarding more serious and life-long health problems for children that may be caused by phthalates: that parents who work in industries that manufacture products that contain phthalates can pass on serious birth defects to their sons.

Workplace phthalates exposure has been linked to a class of infant birth defects known as testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS).

Boys with TDS are typically born with serious reproductive organ deformities, including:

Hypospadias, a penile deformity where the urethra is on the underside of the penis instead of at the tip. While the condition can be corrected, it means parents must face the difficult decision to have their son undergo surgery in the first few months of life. In more serious cases where the deformity prevents the child from being able to urinate, the baby must undergo the procedure soon after birth.

Cryptorchidism, the medical term for undescended testicles. While some boys born with the condition have their testicles descend into the scrotum on their own within their first year, many others must undergo surgery to correct the deformity.

As these boys reach adulthood, other TDS-related conditions may become present, including fertility problems and sexual function disorders. As adults, TDS patients also face a lifelong risk of developing testicular cancer, as boys born with cryptorchidism are at a much greater risk of developing the disease.

Weitz & Luxenberg Can Help
If you or a loved one has a son that was diagnosed with testicular deformities or other reproductive birth defects that may be linked to parental exposure to phthalates, our attorneys may be able to help you to seek compensation for your son’s health problems, pain and suffering, and other monetary compensation.

Complete the form on this page for a free review of your possible Phthalates lawsuit. A Weitz & Luxenberg representative will contact you as soon as possible.

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