Exposure to electromagnetic fields during pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE
Several of my patients quote recent media coverage claiming that working with home appliances could increase the risk of misarriages. What is your advice?


CONCLUSIONS
Two recent epidemiologic studies from California have suggested an increased risk of miscarriages associated with exposure to magnetic fields. Even if the threshold associated with such risk is a biologic and true risk (and not just an association), it does not appear to arise from typical use of hair dryers, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, and similar home appliances.
Koren
Gideon
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Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D018811:Maternal Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy