Infertility among women working in horticulture. A follow-up study in the Danish Occupational Hospitalization Register
29-06-2009
Hougaard KS, Hannerz H, Feveile H, et al.Infertility among women working in horticulture. A follow-up study in theDanish Occupational Hospitalization Register [Epub ahead of print]. FertilSteril 2009;91(4 Suppl.):1385-7.
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.
URL: http://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(08)00951-5/abstract
10-07-2009
