Male Painters And Decorators Exposed To Fertility Damaging Chemicals, Study Shows
Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 13:35
in Health & Medicine
Men working as painters and decorators who are exposed to glycol ethers are more likely to have poor semen quality, according to new research. Men who work with solvents such as glycol ether have a 2.5 fold increased risk of having a low motile sperm count compared to men with low exposure.