ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2003
Spontaneous abortion in spouses of greenhouse workers exposed to pesticides.
Article in Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- A Comparative Study of the Effect of Commonly Used Pesticides on Cervical Contractions in Pregnant Cows, In Vitro.Toxics · 2025Article
- The Impact of Lifestyle on Reproductive Health: Microbial Complexity, Hormonal Dysfunction, and Pregnancy Outcomes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The Silent Threat to Women's Fertility: Uncovering the Devastating Effects of Oxidative Stress.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Sperm abnormality and infertility in male mice treated with the recommended dose of dimethoate and its double.Open veterinary journal · 2023Article
- In vitro effects of the endocrine disruptor p,p'DDT on human choriogonadotropin/luteinizing hormone receptor signalling.Archives of toxicology · 2021Article
- Identification of environmental chemicals targeting miscarriage genes and pathways using the comparative toxicogenomics database.Environmental research · 2020Article
- Estimated Maternal Pesticide Exposure from Drinking Water and Heart Defects in Offspring.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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- The effects of oxidative stress on female reproduction: a review.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2012Review
- Assessment of time to pregnancy and spontaneous abortion status following occupational exposure to organic solvents mixture.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2012Article
- Effects of pirimiphos-methyl (an organophosphate insecticide) on the fertility of adult male rats.African health sciences · 2007Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to explore the association between exposure to specific pesticides (including endocrine disrupters) of greenhouse workers and spontaneous abortion in their spouses.
methodsA group of exposed workers was compared with a non-exposed group. The risk of spontaneous abortion was evaluated using a logistic regression model.
resultsA significantly higher rate of spontaneous abortion was observed among spouses of workers exposed to specific compounds (atrazine, benomyl-carbendazim, carbaryl and DDT) in comparison with spouses of the unexposed group. The logistic regression model confirmed the increased risk of spontaneous abortion (OR=11.8; 95% CI 2.3-59.6).
conclusionsThese findings suggest that occupational exposure to pesticides might have an adverse effect on the partner's reproductive health.
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