REVIEW PAPER
Health effect of chronic exposure
to carbon disulfide (CS2)
on women employed in viscose industry
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University of Applied Sciences in Wałcz, Wałcz, Poland (Faculty of Physical Culture)
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Private Praxis in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kościerzyna, Poland
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Martin-Luther Hospital, Berlin, Germany
(Obstetrics and Gynecology Department)
Online publication date: 2017-11-23
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Krzysztof Sieja
University of Szczecin, University of Applied Sciences in Wałcz, Faculty of Physical Culture,
Bydgoska 50, 78-600 Wałcz, Poland
Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2018;69(3):329-35
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ABSTRACT
Many women are exposed to carbon disulfide (CS2) hazards at work every day. Working with CS2 may cause some women to
experience abnormalities in their reproductive health. Until now obtained data is generally concentrated on the health effects
of CS2 observed in the viscose industry. To date, CS2 has not been studied precisely for its potential to have damaging effects on
female reproductive system, especially the frequency of menstrual disturbances and the course of menopause. The aim of the
study was to sum up female reproductive health hazards amongst women chronically exposed to CS2 in their workplace in the
viscose industry. In order to study the effect of CS2 in the contemporary viscose industry, exposure measurements should be collected
in prospective or cross-sectional studies. In conclusion, reproductive health hazards for women chronically exposed to CS2
in the workplace in the viscose industry are the following: 1) menstrual disorders essentially are more frequent than in the case
of the healthy women, 2) for women chronically exposed to CS2 the average menopausal age is statistically earlier, as compared
to healthy women, 3) complex disturbances in neurohormonal system for women exposed to CS2, resulting from toxic influences
of CS2, which cause the secretion of estrogens and progesterone in ovaries and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in the adrenal
gland to diminish. Med Pr 2018;69(3):329–335