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International Journal of Environmental Health Research Volume 21, 2011 - Issue 6
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Follicle-stimulating hormone levels in female workers exposed to urban pollutants

Manuela Ciarrocca Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Tiziana Caciari Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Barnaba Giuseppina Ponticiello Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Pier Agostino Gioffrè Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Gianfranco Tomei Departments of Psychiatric Science and Psychological Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Angela Sancini Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Maria Pia Schifano Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Paola Palermo Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Nadia Nardone Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Lara Scimitto Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Maria Fiaschetti Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Francesco Tomei Departments of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 391-401 | Received 09 Dec 2010, Accepted 12 Jan 2011, Published online: 03 May 2011
 
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate if there were alterations in FSH plasma levels in female outdoor workers (traffic policewomen and drivers) exposed to chemical urban stressors vs. control group. After excluding subjects with main confounding factors, traffic policewomen, drivers and indoor workers were matched by age, working life, socioeconomic status, marital status, menstrual cycle day, age of menarche, habitual consumption of Italian coffee and soy. A total of 129 female subjects were included in the study: Some 63 workers studied during proliferative phase and 66 during secretory phase of menstrual cycle. Proliferative phase of menstrual cycle: FSH mean values were significantly higher in traffic policewomen compared to controls (p < 0.05). Results suggest that in outdoor workers exposed to urban chemical stressors there are alterations in FSH levels; therefore FSH may be used as an early biological marker, valuable for the group, used in occupational set.

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