Open AccessMale-mediated spontaneous abortion among spouses of stainless steel welders
Author(s) -
N. H. I. Hjollund,
Jens Peter Bonde,
Tina Kold Jensen,
Tine Brink Henriksen,
AnnaMaria Andersson,
Henrik A Kolstad,
Erik Ernst,
Aleksander Giwercman,
Niels E. Skakkebæk,
Jørn Olsen
Publication year - 2000
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.530
Subject(s) - abortion , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , cohort , gynecology , cohort study , relative risk , confidence interval , genetics , biology
Male-mediated spontaneous abortion has never been documented for humans. The welding of stainless steel is associated with the pulmonary absorption of hexavalent chromium, which has genotoxic effects on germ cells in rodents. Clinical and early subclinical spontaneous abortions were examined among spouses of stainless-steel welders.