Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace Lecture Powerpoint Flashcards
Toxic substances control act (TSCA)
Passed in 1976 and assumes most chemicals are safe unless proven otherwise, common chemicals in use such as pesticides and many personal care products are not regulated under this act
Infertility definition
Lack of pregnancy for up to 12 months (under 35) or 6 months (over 35) despite having unprotected sexual intercourse in each of those months with the same partner
Impaired fecundity definition
Physical difficulty carrying a pregnancy to live birth
At what age is a woman most fertile?
23-30 with sudden decrease after age 30
Global trend in men’s sperm count
Has been decreasing, elevating concern about role of chemicals encountered at work and in the environment at large
Reproductive hazard examples (4)
- chemical agents (metals, pesticides)
- physical agents (radiation, injury)
- biological agents (viruses)
- workplace practice (stressors)
Teratogen exposure early in pregnancy tends to cause ___, late in pregnancy causes ____
major structural malformation, fetal growth retardation or preterm birth or mental delay
Thalidomide
Teratogenic drug that was originally prescribed for pregancy nausea but ended up causing huge limb malformations
Agents that can cause reproductive issues in females (11)
- cancer treatment drugs like methotrexate
- lead (infertility, developmental disorders)
- ionizing radiation
- strenuous physical labor
- CMV
- Hep B
- HIV
- Human parvovirus B19
- rubella (german measles)
- toxoplasmosis
- varicella zoster
