The study, conducted by researchers in Australia and the U.S., finds that radiation, surgical smoke, anesthetic gases and toxic substances may harm female surgeons’ chances of having a healthy baby. In New Zealand, 12% of surgeons are women.
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Women surgeons are more than twice as likely as other women to encounter fertility issues stemming from having to work in operating rooms. So reports stuff.co.nz, citing a new study.
The study, conducted by researchers in Australia and the U.S., finds that radiation, surgical smoke, anesthetic gases and toxic substances may harm female surgeons’ chances of having a healthy baby. In New Zealand, 12% of surgeons are women.