Prolonged menstrual cycles in female workers exposed to ethylene glycol ethers in the semiconductor manufacturing industry
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Prolonged menstrual cycles in female workers exposed to ethylene glycol ethers in the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
BACKGROUND It has been shown that female workers exposed to ethylene glycol ethers (EGEs) in the semiconductor industry have higher risks of spontaneous abortion, subfertility, and menstrual disturbances, and prolonged waiting time to pregnancy. AIMS To examine whether EGEs or other chemicals are associated with long menstrual cycles in female workers in the semiconductor manufacturing indust...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.016014