Infertility Among Cosmetologists

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• Personal Author:
  Flaws JA ; Gallicchio L ; Greene T ; Miller S ; Peretz J ; Zacur H
• Description:
  Although chemicals used in hair salons have been linked to infertility in animal models, little is known about whether exposures in hair salons are associated with infertility in women. Thus, a survey-based study was performed to investigate infertility in 448 cosmetologists and 508 non-cosmetologists working in Baltimore, Maryland and its surrounding counties. Infertility was assessed with questions addressing time-to-pregnancy (TTP) length (>or=12 months), consulting a medical professional about fertility problems, and taking medication to become or maintain a pregnancy. Occupational exposure was assessed by job tasks and customers served per week. There were no statistically significant associations between working as a cosmetologist and the odds of TTP>or=12 months, consulting a medical professional about infertility, or taking medication to either become or maintain a pregnancy. The data suggest that cosmetologists are not at increased risk for infertility compared to women of the same age working in other occupations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Cosmetics Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Hypersensitivity Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Pregnancy Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Urogenital System Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Analytical-chemistry Analytical-methods Author Keywords: Infertility Chemical-hypersensitivity Chemical-reactions Chemical Exposure Cosmetics-workers Cosmetologist Environmental Exposure Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Hairdresser Health-hazards Occupational-exposure Prenatal-exposure Reproduction Reproductive Outcomes In Salon Employees Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Time-to-pregnancy Work-environment Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0890-6238
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  359-364
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036120
• Citation:
  Reprod Toxicol 2009 Nov; 28(3):359-364
• Contact Point Address:
  Jodi A. Flaws, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Room 3223, Urbana, IL 61802, United States
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060908
• Source Full Name:
  Reproductive Toxicology
• End Date:
  20090630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:443fc650a1cb66896d55d3dabeda29420f91df718c711325163f05dd86c93c1859e6964bf93cef8a1e0f7d80ea105e006653421fbcd962092ad69805b6a82193
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187694/cdc_187694_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 138.70 KB ]