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Women who do physically demanding jobs or who work shifts may have reduced fertility, research published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine has found.1 The Environment and Reproductive Health (EARTH) study… Click to show full abstract
Women who do physically demanding jobs or who work shifts may have reduced fertility, research published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine has found.1 The Environment and Reproductive Health (EARTH) study found that heavy lifting at work and non-daytime work schedules were associated with poorer egg quality in women attending an academic fertility clinic. The researchers examined the ovarian reserve of 473 women, measured by the number of remaining eggs and levels of follicle stimulating hormone. They also looked at the ovarian response—the number of mature eggs capable of developing …
Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017
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