Reproductive Outcomes Among Cosmetologists in Maryland

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• Personal Author:
  Flaws JA ; Gallicchio L ; Greene T ; Miller S ; Zacur HA
• Description:
  Cosmetologists constitute a major occupational group of female workers who sustain chemical exposures during their reproductive lifespan. Despite evidence that many of these chemical exposures adversely affect reproduction in animal models, little is known about reproductive function among cosmetologists. We report preliminary findings from a cross-sectional survey- based study comparing reproductive outcomes among cosmetologists (n = 183) to women of the same age (21 to 55 years) working in other occupations (n = 383). The results showed that the cosmetologists were not at increased risk for infertility, miscarriage, or stillbirth compared to women in other occupations. Further, among women with at least one live birth, cosmetologists were not at increased risk for having a child with an adverse health outcome (e.g. heart defects, learning disorders) compared to their counterparts. However, cosmetologists were significantly more likely to report premature ovarian failure (odds ratio (OR) 4.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.36, 12.65), hot flashes (OR 2.11; 95% CI 1.41, 3.16), and depression (OR 1.55; 95% CI 1.02, 2.34) than women in other occupations after adjustment for age, race, marital status, and household income. These results suggest that while cosmetologists may not be at higher risk for pregnancy-related adverse outcomes, they may be at higher risk for depression and other reproductive health problems. Enrollment of participants into the study is currently ongoing and future analyses will be conducted to determine the role of specific chemical exposures in the development of adverse reproductive outcomes among cosmetologists. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Cosmetics Hazardous Substances Menstruation Disturbances Occupational Health Safety Urogenital System Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Analytical-chemistry Analytical-methods Cosmetics-workers Health-hazards Mathematical-models Menstrual-disorders Reproduction Statistical-analysis Uterus Work-environment Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0002-9262
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  164
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032164
• Citation:
  Am J Epidemiol 2007 Jun; 165(11)(Suppl):S84
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20060908
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Epidemiology. Abstracts of the 40th Annual Meeting Society for Epidemiologic Research Boston, Massachusetts, June 19-22, 2007
• Supplement:
  Suppl
• End Date:
  20090630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6f238581c9553d67d7dca37ed8098d7edce32c2e2fa098d33cd5a45f4fa3d84ed796ce8a726f9ded89e69409f9e78e85886974aa8568badef3bab14ddb86abfa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186207/cdc_186207_DS1.pdf
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