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Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Reproductive-Age Female Operators of Plastic Welding Machines in Fuzhou, China

[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.

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Fuzhou 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