Infertility among women working in horticulture. A follow-up study in the Danish Occupational Hospitalization Register

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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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalFertility and Sterility
Volume91
Issue number4 Suppl
Pages (from-to)1385-7
Number of pages3
ISSN0015-0282
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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Keywords: Adult; Agriculture; Denmark; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Infertility, Female; Occupational Exposure; Pesticides; Registries; Risk Factors

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