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[ifly]

Are there any studies as to if and how flying affects fertility/pregnancy in airline employees?

[aftgalley]

Or any studies on how radiation affects the fetus of a pregnant flight attendant.

[traveler]

Hi ifly,

No idea about your part of the job,
but for me sitting down for 10 hours sure doesn't help.
For males there's a reason why our little guys are outside our body.
Temperature.
For females I understand that a regular pattern is better.
That's though in this job.
And of course stress is never good.
That might occur easier with lack of sleep.
Some feel that a good balance of vitamins and minerals are important.
Again our eating pattern; not a plus.
But your physician might have more info on that.

We also visited a fertility office in the US.
Just to see if there was a difference. And there is.
They are much, much more expensive but approach the problem more aggressively.
And when you want some answers that can be a nice thing.
Even when all you want is info.

Ciao ! graemlins/pilot_smilie.gif

[chiemseenixe]

Servus Ifly!

Go to
www.pubmed.com (http://www.pubmed.com)
and type in "flight attendant + pregnancy"!

It's quite medical terminology, but still interesting!

[airhostess1000]

I'd also be interested in finding out about flying and breast cancer...we seem to lose more than our fair share of coworkers to this horrible disease... images/icons/frown.gif

[chiemseenixe]

There are some articles on breast cancer and radiation, just go to

www.pubmed.com (http://www.pubmed.com)

and type in

flight attendant + breast cancer
flight attendant + radiation

[ 10-07-2002, 01:51 AM: Message edited by: chiemseenixe ]