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Evaluation of Gonadal Alterations in a Population Environmentally Exposed to a Mixture of Endocrine Active Pesticides

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  • Mar Requena-Mullor

    (Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Angeles Navarro-Mena

    (Nursing Department, Torrecardenas Hospital, 04009 Almeria, Spain)

  • Ruqiong Wei

    (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China)

  • Olga López-Guarnido

    (Department of Legal Medicine and Toxicology, Medical School, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain)

  • David Lozano-Paniagua

    (Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Raquel Alarcon-Rodriguez

    (Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

Abstract

Although there are studies that show that some pesticides produce gonadal dysfunction and gonadal cancer in different animals, there are not many studiesregardinghumans. This study determined the prevalence and risk in humans of developing ovarian or testicular dysfunction or cancer in areas with distinct exposure to pesticides, which have endocrine disrupting properties. A population-based case-control study was carried out on humans living in ten health districts of Andalusia (Southern Spain) classified as areas of high or low environmental exposure to pesticides according to agronomic criteria. The study population included 5332 cases and 13,606 controls. Data were collected from computerized hospital records between 2000 and 2018.The risk of gonadal dysfunction or cancer was significantly higher in areas with higher use of pesticides in relation to those with lower use.

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  • Mar Requena-Mullor & Angeles Navarro-Mena & Ruqiong Wei & Olga López-Guarnido & David Lozano-Paniagua & Raquel Alarcon-Rodriguez, 2021. "Evaluation of Gonadal Alterations in a Population Environmentally Exposed to a Mixture of Endocrine Active Pesticides," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:5:p:2355-:d:507633
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    1. Bouchra Dahiri & José Martín-Reina & Pilar Carbonero-Aguilar & José Raúl Aguilera-Velázquez & Juan Bautista & Isabel Moreno, 2021. "Impact of Pesticide Exposure among Rural and Urban Female Population. An Overview," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-17, September.

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