title: Spontaneous abortion in spouses of greenhouse workers exposed to pesticides.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The 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.
  
  
  METHODS
  A group of exposed workers was compared with a non-exposed group. The risk of spontaneous abortion was evaluated using a logistic regression model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 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).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that occupational exposure to pesticides might have an adverse effect on the partner's reproductive health.
authors: Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy.
authors: Grazia
authors: G
authors: Petrelli
authors: Irene
authors: I
authors: Figà-Talamanca
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Lauria
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Mantovani