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Characteristics of Menstrual Cycle in Shift Workers
BACKGROUND: In this study, the characteristics of menstrual cycle in shift workers employed in the pharmaceutical industry are investigated. METHOD: This study was conducted in a pharmaceutical industrial complex in Tehran in 2012. 406 female workers in packaging units were studied on the menstrual...
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Canadian Center of Science and Education
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776814/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23618486 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v5n3p163 |
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author | Attarchi, Mirsaeed Darkhi, Hamidreza Kashanian, Maryam khodarahmian, Mahshad Dolati, Mandana Ghaffari, Mostafa Mirzamohammadi, Elham Mohammadi, Saber |
author_facet | Attarchi, Mirsaeed Darkhi, Hamidreza Kashanian, Maryam khodarahmian, Mahshad Dolati, Mandana Ghaffari, Mostafa Mirzamohammadi, Elham Mohammadi, Saber |
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description | BACKGROUND: In this study, the characteristics of menstrual cycle in shift workers employed in the pharmaceutical industry are investigated. METHOD: This study was conducted in a pharmaceutical industrial complex in Tehran in 2012. 406 female workers in packaging units were studied on the menstrual cycle characteristics. The studied workers were divided into two groups of shift workers and non-shift workers and were compared in terms of the frequency of menstrual disorder (short-term cycle, long-term cycle, irregular cycle and bleeding during menstrual cycle) as well as hormonal values (FSH, LH, TSH, and Prolactin). RESULTS: The odds ratio (OR) for menstrual disorder in the shift workers was 5.54 (95% CI=2.78-11.02) compared to the non-shift workers. The mean difference of hormonal values (except prolactin) between shift workers and non-shift workers was not significant (P> 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that shift work may disrupt the menstrual cycle. |
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spelling | pubmed-47768142016-04-21 Characteristics of Menstrual Cycle in Shift Workers Attarchi, Mirsaeed Darkhi, Hamidreza Kashanian, Maryam khodarahmian, Mahshad Dolati, Mandana Ghaffari, Mostafa Mirzamohammadi, Elham Mohammadi, Saber Glob J Health Sci Articles BACKGROUND: In this study, the characteristics of menstrual cycle in shift workers employed in the pharmaceutical industry are investigated. METHOD: This study was conducted in a pharmaceutical industrial complex in Tehran in 2012. 406 female workers in packaging units were studied on the menstrual cycle characteristics. The studied workers were divided into two groups of shift workers and non-shift workers and were compared in terms of the frequency of menstrual disorder (short-term cycle, long-term cycle, irregular cycle and bleeding during menstrual cycle) as well as hormonal values (FSH, LH, TSH, and Prolactin). RESULTS: The odds ratio (OR) for menstrual disorder in the shift workers was 5.54 (95% CI=2.78-11.02) compared to the non-shift workers. The mean difference of hormonal values (except prolactin) between shift workers and non-shift workers was not significant (P> 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that shift work may disrupt the menstrual cycle. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013-05 2013-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC4776814/ /pubmed/23618486 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v5n3p163 Text en Copyright: © Canadian Center of Science and Education http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Articles Attarchi, Mirsaeed Darkhi, Hamidreza Kashanian, Maryam khodarahmian, Mahshad Dolati, Mandana Ghaffari, Mostafa Mirzamohammadi, Elham Mohammadi, Saber Characteristics of Menstrual Cycle in Shift Workers |
title | Characteristics of Menstrual Cycle in Shift Workers |
title_full | Characteristics of Menstrual Cycle in Shift Workers |
title_fullStr | Characteristics of Menstrual Cycle in Shift Workers |
title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of Menstrual Cycle in Shift Workers |
title_short | Characteristics of Menstrual Cycle in Shift Workers |
title_sort | characteristics of menstrual cycle in shift workers |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776814/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23618486 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v5n3p163 |
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