Lessons from a surveillance program of semen quality.
The discovery in 1977 that dibromochloropropane (DBCP) could induce male sterility led to an interest in the surveillance of semen quality in men working in a pesticide manufacturing plant. The program consisted of an initial questionnaire, physical examination, and serial semen analyses. The success of the surveillance was limited by economic considerations and protocol compliance problems. Based on the experience with this program, recommendations for future surveillance efforts are presented.
Samuels
S J
SJ
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012661:Semen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects