Wives of exposed men have higher rates of reproductive problems
Occupational exposure to formaldehyde in Chinese men may be linked to reduced fertility, reports a paper in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
Dr. Dang-xia Zhou of Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, China, looked for evidence of fertility problems among approximately 300 married men exposed to formaldehyde at a wood processing facility in China. Key reproductive outcomes were compared for the wives of men with and without occupational formaldehyde exposure.