- Dry cleaning workers
In the process of work, they come into contact with toxic vapors of cleaning agents, frequent overheating and high noise levels, which affect reproductive health. In such conditions, the risk of loss of fertility increases by three times.
- Manicurists and hair coloration specialists
During the day, beauty salon workers breathe in vapors of chemicals used in hair coloration, solvents and gel polishes during manicures. This negatively affects the quality of germ cells and the early stages of embryo development.
- Professions related to contact with varnishes, paints and solvents in the furniture industry, repairs, painting
At the same time, there is an impact of harmful substances and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – formaldehyde, methanol, phenol, toluene, acetone, benzene. Such compounds evaporate easily and have a serious negative impact on health, including reproductive health.
- Workers of textile factories
Working with fabrics, fur and skin can also affect germ cells. Fabrics are impregnated with carbon disulfide and dyes. Over time, carcinogens can accumulate in the body. The gradual accumulation of these substances can be the main reason for not getting pregnant in the future.
- Sportsmen and bodybuilders
According to experts’ opinion, two-thirds of bodybuilders use sports supplements and anabolic steroids in significant doses. They lead to suppression of the synthesis of own (endogenous) testosterone in men and reduction (or cessation of sperm production). In women, anabolic steroids and drugs with a testosterone-like effect suppress ovulation (ovum maturation), cause a deficiency of progesterone – the main hormone for the onset and carrying of pregnancy. It is also often anabolic steroids that contribute to the risk of neoplasms and the tendency to improper cell divisions.
- Agricultural workers
Working with pesticides and fungicides doubles the likelihood of loss of reproductive function. Among the potential effects may be the development of habitual miscarriage and an increased risk of congenital pathology of the fetus.
- Stewardesses, pilots, flight attendants
Men and women of these professions are exposed to ozone and cosmic radiation, toxic effects of fuel, noise and vibration. The dose of radiation exposure received by the aircraft crew in a year can exceed the permissible norm by five times. Frequent changes in time zones lead to changes in biorhythms in the body. Frequent changes in pressure and gravity overload at altitude increase the risk of infertility and miscarriage in pregnant women. All these factors negatively affect reproductive health. Radiologists, dentists, pharmacists
- Radiologists are constantly exposed to radiation.
Dentists often have to inhale mercury and nitrous oxide vapors during their work. In the case of pharmacists, reproductive health is affected by the radiation exposure of medical equipment for sterilization the supplies and contact with various medicinal preparations. Frequent irradiation and ingestion of toxic substances worsen the function of the ovaries and the quality of sperm.
- Truck drivers
A sedentary lifestyle, which has to be led by almost all categories of drivers, another – vibration has a negative effect on reproductive health. Deterioration of blood supply in the area of the small pelvis and increase in temperature in this area often causes an increase in sticking (agglutination, aggregation) between germ cells and a decrease in their mobility.
- Miners
Difficult and harmful working conditions, physical exertion and elevated air temperature in the mines, toxic fumes inside the mine are an integral part of the miners’ work. Unfortunately, such working conditions affect health, including reproductive health.
In the current situation, the danger of injuries, lesions, hypothermia, frostbite and the risk of exposure to toxic substances have a serious harmful effect on the health of military personnel. Тhis situation has a serious impact, including on reproductive health.