Open AccessRisk of cryptorchidism and hypospadias among boys of maternal hairdressers – a Danish population-based cohort study
Author(s) -
Kristian Tore Jørgensen,
Mads Christian Jensen,
Gunnar Toft,
Ann Dyreborg Larsen,
Jens Peter Bonde,
Karin Sørig Hougaard
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3330
Subject(s) - danish , hypospadias , medicine , cohort , cohort study , gynecology , population , epidemiology , obstetrics , demography , environmental health , surgery , sociology , philosophy , linguistics
Pregnant hairdressers may be exposed to a mixture of chemicals in their working environment. The possible relationship between these chemical agents and male reproductive tract malformations has raised concern that the working environment of hairdressers might have adverse effects on fetal development. This study assessed the risk of cryptorchidism and hypospadias among boys of maternal hairdressers.