The risk of infertility among hairdressers. Five-year follow-up of female hairdressers in a Danish national registry | Zendy

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The risk of infertility among hairdressers. Five-year follow-up of female hairdressers in a Danish national registry

Author(s) -

Karin Sørig Hougaard,

Harald Hannerz,

Jens Peter Bonde,

Helene Feveile,

Hermann Burr

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del160

Subject(s) - infertility , danish , medicine , relative risk , population , cohort , demography , cohort study , female infertility , gynecology , obstetrics , confidence interval , pregnancy , environmental health , biology , linguistics , sociology , philosophy , genetics

One in seven married couples is involuntarily infertile. Several chemical exposures in the work environment have been hypothesized to affect female reproduction, and some are present in products used in hairdressing and related trades. Recent Swedish findings indicate that employment in hairdressing poses a risk for female reproductive function. This study examined the possible association between work as a hairdresser and subsequent hospital contact due to female infertility.

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