Indirect fertility analysis in painters exposed to ethylene glycol ethers: sensitivity and specificity.

Abstract:

:Semen analysis has proven useful in the clinical diagnosis of infertility and is the most widely used method of monitoring the effects of occupational exposure on male fertility. Collection and analysis of semen samples in a field setting, however, require a highly motivated population and excellent technical resources, limiting the widespread application of the method. Techniques of monitoring male worker fertility using questionnaires to avoid some of the difficulties of semen analysis have been developed. These methods compare the rate of observed births for wives of workers with expected birth rates derived either from U.S. fertility tables or from unexposed workers. The present study compares the sensitivity of this questionnaire method with that of semen analysis in an evaluation of reproductive function in men exposed to ethylene glycol ethers. The reproductive function of 74 married painters exposed to ethylene glycol ethers was compared with that of 51 married controls employed at a shipyard. The groups differed in sperm count, but the questionnaire method showed no effect of exposure on fertility. This analysis suggests that the questionnaire assessment of fertility is less sensitive than semen analysis as a screening tool for male reproductive function.

journal_name

Am J Ind Med

authors

Welch LS,Plotkin E,Schrader S

doi

10.1002/ajim.4700200209

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-01-01 00:00:00

pages

229-40

issue

2

eissn

0271-3586

issn

1097-0274

journal_volume

20

pub_type

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