Organophosphate Pesticides and Human Reproductive Health

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fecundability; Spermatazoa Disorders; Endocrine Dysfunction; Menstruation Disorders

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00046124

8957-CP-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This prospective cohort study assesses the effects of exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides on adverse reproductive outcomes in both male and female agricultural workers in China. We will enroll women and their spouses, who are attempting to become pregnant, and observe reproductive endpoints including (1) semen parameters (concentration, total count, motility, progression and morphology), (2) menstrual disorders (oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, polymenorrhea, intermenstrual bleeding, prolonged menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrhea, and irregular menstruation); (3) alterations in hormone patterns including reduced estrogen excretion (REE), anovulation, abnormal luteal phase (ALP), and abnormal follicular phase (AFP) in women and abnormalities of LH, FSH, TSH, SHBG, inhibin-B and testosterone in men; (4) fecundability; and (5) pregnancy outcomes including spontaneous abortion, preterm delivery, low birth weight, and intrauterine growth retardation.

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 34 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• it must be the first marriage for both the woman and her husband and they must currently live in the study area;
• the female's age must range from 20 to 34 years;
• the couple has no plan to leave the study area in which they live for the next two years.

Exclusion criteria

• those who are currently pregnant;
• those who have tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant for at least 1 year;
• those who are current or former smokers;
• those who plan to move in the coming year.