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68186 
Journal Article 
Review 
Review of epidemiologic studies of paternal occupational exposure and spontaneous abortion 
Savitz, DA; Sonnenfeld, NL; Olshan, AF 
1994 
Yes 
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
ISSN: 0271-3586
EISSN: 1097-0274 
25 
361-383 
English 
The question of whether paternal exposures influence risk of spontaneous abortion is of great public interest, with the possibility supported by laboratory investigations. Thirty-nine studies of male occupational exposure and risk of spontaneous abortion were examined, with the methods and results tabulated. Many of those reports were limited by exposure data based on maternal report of the father's job title or by potentially inaccurate paternal reports of spontaneous abortion, though the quality of more recent studies is markedly enhanced. Mercury has been implicated most strongly based on recent studies that included quantitative exposure estimates; a number of studies showing associations for exposure to anesthetic gases. Suggestive associations have also been found inconsistently for exposure to lead, rubber manufacturing, selected solvents, and some pesticides. Further study is encouraged, but with more intensive effort to measure accurately both spontaneous abortion and occupational exposures. 
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