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Occupational factors and reproductive outcome

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Spontaneous Abortion

Part of the book series: Advances in Reproductive Health Care ((ARHE,volume 2))

Abstract

Numerous environmental risks damage the reproductive system, causing various negative outcomes. Research in this area has emphasized the study of congenital malformations. Other negative outcomes, however, such as embryonic loss, pre- or post-implantation, might be considered significant, because of their severity from the biological point of view and their more frequent occurrence. It is estimated, for example, that 60–70% of all conceptions terminate in spotaneous abortion (Roberts and Lowe, 1975).

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Figá-Talamanca, I., Settimi, L. (1984). Occupational factors and reproductive outcome. In: Hafez, E.S.E. (eds) Spontaneous Abortion. Advances in Reproductive Health Care, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9789-5_5

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