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Table 5 - Agents Toxic to the Reproductive System
| In Men | In Women |
|---|---|
| Anesthetic gases | Anesthetic gases |
| Carbon disulfide | Aniline |
| Chemotherapeutic cancer agents | Benzene |
| Chlordecone (Kepone) | Carbon disulfide |
| Chloroprene | Chemotherapeutic cancer agents |
| Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) | Chloroprene |
| Dinitrotoluene | Ethanol consumption |
| Ethylene dibromide | Ethylene oxide |
| Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether | Glycol ethers |
| Ethylene oxide | Formaldehyde |
| Ethanol consumption | Inorganic lead |
| Glycol ethers | Organic lead |
| Hexane | Methylmercury |
| Inorganic Cadmium | Pesticides |
| Inorganic lead | Phthalic acid esthers (PAEs) |
| Organic lead | Polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs) |
| Female oral contraceptives | Streptomycin |
| Pesticides | Styrene |
| Tobacco smoking | Tobacco smoking |
| High temperatures | Toluene |
| Vinyl chloride | Vinyl chloride |
[1] Casarett and Doull's TOXICOLOGY The Basic Science of Poisons; 3rd Edition, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, 1986
[2] INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOGY Safety and Health Applications in the Workplace, P. L. Williams and J. L. Burson, Eds, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York
[3] The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Male Reproductive Health; Department of Health and Human Services National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Publication No. 96-132
[4] The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Female Reproductive Health; Department of Health and Human Services National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Publication No. 99-104
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