[Effetti sulla salute di donne in età riproduttiva in seguito ad esposizione occupazionale a Campi Elettromagnetici a 50/60 Hz.
Nello studio sono stati valutati:
– sintomi di disagio: mal di testa, vertigini, letargia, sogni disturbanti, perdita di memoria, irritabilità, stanchezza, sudorazione notturna, dolori muscolari, palpitazioni, anoressia, diminuzione della libido, disturbi mestruali, difficoltà di concentrazione, ansia
– disturbi del sonno: insonnia
– livelli ormonali sierici di ormone follicolo stimolante (FSH), ormone luteinizzante (LH), prolattina (PRL), estradiolo (E2), progesterone e testosterone.]
J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Feb; vol. 58, issue 2, p 148-153. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000581.
by Xu Y1, Zhang X, Chen Y, Ren N, Lin W, Zhang Q.
1Fuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Dr Xu, Zhang); School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P. R of China (Dr Xu, Chen, Ren, Lin); Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Louisville, Kentucky (Dr Zhang).
ARTICLE INFO
Article history
Published: 2 February 2016
Keywords
Electromagnetic fields, female workers, health effects, plastic welding machines
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to investigate the health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) among female operators of plastic welding machines.
METHODS:
We examined 180 female operators in shoe factories as the exposed group, and 349 female workers from nearby supermarkets as the unexposed group.
RESULTS:
The mean radiation levels in the vicinity of the welding machines ranged from 51.3 to 368.9 V/m. The prevalence of neurovegetative symptoms increased with higher EMFs exposures (P < 0.05). The prevalence of menstrual disorder was 12.0% in the unexposed group, but was 26.8% and 33.8% in low and high-exposure groups, respectively (P < 0.01). Exposure-response relationships were found between cumulate exposure and neurovegetative symptoms and menstrual disorder (P < 0.05). Serum progesterone (P4) was significantly lower in the exposed groups (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS:
EMFs exposure was associated with adverse health effects, including neurovegetative symptoms, menstrual disorder, and low level of P4.
Source/Fonte:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26849258
