title: Fertility of male workers of the italian mint.
abstract: Fertility among workers exposed to metal fumes and solvents in the Italian mint (stampers, founders, and other technical workers) was compared to the reproductive experience of the administrative staff. Data on the reproductive history and time to pregnancy were collected by interview. For workers with children, data on the time to pregnancy (TTP) for the first pregnancy was assessed in relation to occupational risk factors. The groups with the highest prevalence of pregnancy delay beyond 6 months were stampers (21%) and those exposed to solvents (21.5%). Logistic regression did not show a significant association of these job exposures with pregnancy delay, but the power of the study to show an important difference was low. The data are not inconsistent with the hypothesis that male exposure to solvents and metal fumes is associated with an increase in the TTP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal and Human Biology, University "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy. ireneft@axrma.uniroma1.it
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Figà-Talamanca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petrelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tropeano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boccia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001723:Birth Rate; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D007558:Italy; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D008670:Metals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D018812:Paternal Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012997:Solvents / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D008670:Metals; D012997:Solvents