There is accumulating evidence that some workplace environments expose workers to hazards that potentially cause reproductive health problems, many of which are preventable. In the mining industry workers are exposed to a host of potential hazards and some of those hazards may impact upon their reproductive or sexual health. Specific concerns tend to vary by age, with younger workers generally focused on fertility issues that may impact upon their ability to start a family and older worker being more concerned about sexual health. Regardless of age or presenting concern, miners experiencing fertility problems or other sexual health issues may benefit from a formal hazard assessment of their job to determine if occupational exposures are contributing to or causing their reproductive health problem.
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