Blatter B M, Zielhuis G A
Department of Medical Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Occup Med (Lond). 1993 May;43(2):105-6. doi: 10.1093/occmed/43.2.105.
Menstrual disorders may be caused by chemical agents such as organic solvents. Hairdressers are exposed to a multitude of chemical agents suspected to influence the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis. To investigate the risk of hairdressers for menstrual disorders, female hairdressers were compared to a reference group of clothing saleswomen. Data collection was performed by use of a questionnaire. After excluding women using oral contraceptives, 194 women were available for data analysis. Significant associations were found for irregular cycles, oligomenorrhoea, long blood loss, heavy pains and long pains after confounding correction. No statistically significant association was found for the premenstrual syndrome. It is concluded that hairdressers might have an increased risk for menstrual disorders, but further studies are needed.
月经紊乱可能由有机溶剂等化学物质引起。美发师会接触到大量疑似影响下丘脑 - 垂体 - 卵巢轴的化学物质。为了调查美发师患月经紊乱的风险，将女性美发师与服装售货员参考组进行了比较。通过问卷调查收集数据。在排除使用口服避孕药的女性后，有194名女性可供数据分析。在进行混杂因素校正后，发现月经周期不规律、月经过少、失血时间长、疼痛剧烈和疼痛时间长存在显著关联。经前期综合征未发现有统计学意义的关联。结论是美发师患月经紊乱的风险可能增加，但还需要进一步研究。
