Infertility among women working in horticulture. A follow-up study in the Danish Occupational Hospitalization Register.
The possible association between employment in horticulture with potential exposure to pesticides and female infertility was examined by identification of women with hospital contact due to infertility and working in horticulture through the Danish Occupational Hospitalization Register. This follow-up study gave a standardized incidence ratio of 1.06 (95% confidence interval: 0.84-1.32) for treatment of infertility in women working in horticulture compared with the standard population and did not confirm that women working in the horticultural industry are at increased risk for infertility.
Hougaard
Karin Sørig
KS
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark. ksh@nrcwe.dk
Hannerz
Harald
H
Feveile
Helene
H
Bonde
Jens Peter
JP
Burr
Hermann
H
D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000009:adverse effects; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors
D010575:Pesticides