Occupational Exposure to Synthetic Estrogens – Puerto Rico

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Rivera-Duerlo, J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Following complaints of breast enlargement in male employees and menstrual disorders in the female employees of an oral contraceptive plant in Puerto Rico, an investigation was initiated in May 1976. It revealed that during the previous 12 months, 5 of the company's 25 male employees (20%) and 12 of its 30 females (40%) had experienced syrnptoms or signs compatible with increased absorption of estrogens. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Biopharmaceutics
  • Estrogens
  • Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
  • Men
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Women
• Keywords:
  • Estrogens; Estrogenic hormones; Men; Women; Menstrual disorders; Occupational exposure; Employee exposure; Synthetics; Pharmaceuticals; Chemical manufacturing industry; Chemical factory workers
• Source:
  MMWR 1977 Apr; 26(13):101
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Puerto Rico
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054665
• Citation:
  MMWR 1977 Apr; 26(13):101
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183220/cdc_183220_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 320.12 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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