Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: The relationship between reproductive outcome measures in DDT exposed malaria vector control workers: a cross-sectional study | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology BioMed Central Research Open Access The relationship between reproductive outcome measures in DDT exposed malaria vector control workers a cross-sectional study Mohamed A Dalvie and Jonathan E Myers Address Occupational and Environmental Health Research Unit School of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town Anzio Road Observatory 7925 Cape Town South Africa Email Mohamed A Dalvie - aqiel@ Jonathan E Myers - myers@ Corresponding author Published 10 August 2006 Received 04 July 2005 Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1 21 doi 1745-6673-1-21 Accepted 10 August 2006 This article is available from http content 1 1 21 2006 Dalvie and Myers licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The utility of blood reproductive endocrine biomarkers for assessing or estimating semen quality was explored. Methods A cross-sectional study of 47 DDT exposed malaria vector control workers was performed. Tests included blood basal and post gonadotrophin releasing hormone GnRH lutenizing hormone LH follicle stimulating hormone FSH testosterone sex hormone binding globulin SHBG estradiol E2 and inhibin a questionnaire demographics and general medical history a physical examination and semen analysis. Semen parameters were determined using either or or both WHO or the strict Tygerberg criteria. Relationships between semen parameters and endocrine measures were adjusted for age duration of abstinence before sampling presence of physical abnormalities and fever in the last two months. All relationships between specific endocrine hormones were adjusted for age .
