De Rosis F, Anastasio S P, Selvaggi L, Beltrame A, Moriani G
Br J Ind Med. 1985 Jul;42(7):488-94. doi: 10.1136/oem.42.7.488.
To evaluate the possible influence of mercury vapour on female reproduction, 153 women working in a mercury vapour lamp factory have been compared with 193 women employed in another factory of the same company, where mercury was not used. Both groups of subjects were exposed to stress factors (noise, rhythms of production, and shift work). The production process has been analysed by inspection of the plants and by collective discussions with "homogeneous groups" of workers; a retrospective inquiry into work history and reproductive health events has been subsequently performed by an individual interview. Women exposed to mercury vapour currently not exceeding the time weighted average air concentration of 0.01 mg/m3 declared higher prevalence and incidence rates of menstrual disorders, primary subfecundity, and adverse pregnancy outcome; however, the progression of these problems with the level of exposure to mercury inside the same factory was not always clear. The results of this study neither prove nor exclude the possibility that occupational exposure to this concentration of mercury has a negative effect on female reproduction.
为评估汞蒸气对女性生殖可能产生的影响，将一家汞蒸气灯厂工作的153名女性与同公司另一家不使用汞的工厂雇佣的193名女性进行了比较。两组受试者均暴露于压力因素（噪音、生产节奏和轮班工作）。通过工厂检查和与工人“同类群体”的集体讨论对生产过程进行了分析；随后通过个人访谈对工作经历和生殖健康事件进行了回顾性调查。目前暴露于汞蒸气且未超过时间加权平均空气浓度0.01 mg/m³的女性，其月经紊乱、原发性亚生育力和不良妊娠结局的患病率和发病率较高；然而，在同一家工厂内，这些问题随汞暴露水平的变化情况并不总是清晰的。本研究结果既未证实也未排除职业性暴露于该浓度汞对女性生殖有负面影响的可能性。
