| Document ID (ISN) | 77582 |
| CIS number |
01-1727 |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
NTP 542-2000
|
| Author(s) |
Guardino Solá X, Santolaya Martínez C |
| Title |
Agents toxic for female reproduction |
| Original title |
Tóxicos para la reproducción femenina [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2000. 7p. 6 ref. |
| Abstract |
This information note summarizes information concerning the reproductive effects of toxic agents on exposed women, together with corresponding preventive measures. Contents: description of the female reproductive system and menstrual cycle; possible health effects (effects on the menstrual cycle, sterility, abortion and still-born children, newborn child malformations, low birth weight and premature delivery, child developmental problems and child cancer); agents that present reproductive hazards (table of chemical, physical and biological agents); classification criteria for substances and preparations that are toxic for reproduction or the offspring, in particular during breast feeding; legislation on the protection of pregnant and breast-feeding women; recommendations with respect to occupational hygiene. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ionizing radiation; antifertility effects; women; toxic substances; Spain |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
legal aspects; manual lifting; standing posture; abortion; data sheet; teratogenic effects; expectant mothers; nursing mothers; classification; menstrual disorders |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Antifertility and prenatal effects
Ionizing radiation
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
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