BPAs might alter traditional mating behavior

Science Daily - Bisphenol A affects sex-specific reproductive behaviors in monogamous animal species

This study involved prenatal exposure to BPAs on a genus of monogamous mouse (the California mouse). The result: when the mice reached maturity, the behaviors typically associated with attracting a mate were reduced or altered. The hypothesis is that BPAs reduce or disrupt the development of behaviors that are associated with reproduction, as shown by differences in behavior between the female and male mice. In the males, there was less territory marking, while in the female, less exploration. Exploration in females is important in providing food for offspring, while territory marking in males is a behavior usually necessary to defend a home territory and mate from intruders. If this is translatable to humans, BPAs might affect men/boys and women/girls differently, with a possible lens for the differences being genetic dispositions relating to reproduction.