Male-mediated spontaneous abortion among spouses of stainless steel welders | Zendy

Niels Henrik Hjøllund | Zendy; JPE Bonde | Zendy; Tina Kold Jensen | Zendy; Tine Brink Henriksen | Zendy; AnnaMaria Andersson | Zendy; Henrik Albert Kolstad | Zendy; E. Ernst | Zendy; Aleksander Giwercman | Zendy; NE Skakkebæk | Zendy; Jørn Olsen | Zendy

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Male-mediated spontaneous abortion among spouses of stainless steel welders

Author(s) -

Niels Henrik Hjøllund,

JPE Bonde,

Tina Kold Jensen,

Tine Brink Henriksen,

AnnaMaria Andersson,

Henrik Albert Kolstad,

E. Ernst,

Aleksander Giwercman,

NE 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.

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