Impact of shift work on women’s reproductive
function – a review of the literature

Justyna Sak; Michał Nowiński; Laura Fus-Mazurkiewicz; Dominika Król; Wojciech Mazurkiewicz

doi:10.5114/ppiel.2024.140807

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Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa

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Review paper

Impact of shift work on women’s reproductive function – a review of the literature

Justyna Sak

¹

,

Michał Nowiński

²

,

Laura Fus-Mazurkiewicz

³

,

Dominika Król

⁴

,

Wojciech Mazurkiewicz

³

Center for Modern Laboratory Diagnostics, John Paul II Specialist Hospital in Kraków, Poland
Houseman, 5th Military Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic SPZOZ in Kraków, Poland
Houseman, 1st Military Clinical Hospital in Lublin, Poland
Houseman, 4 Maria Sklodowska-Curie Regional Specialized Hospital in Zgierz, Poland

Nursing Problems 2024; 32 (2): 59-63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppiel.2024.140807

Online publish date: 2024/06/28

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Infertility is becoming more of a growing health problem every year. It affects women at a slightly higher rate than men of childbearing age. Shift work, including night work, is undertaken by a relatively large proportion of the population.

Sleep is essential for the proper functioning of the human body. There is a growing body of scientific evidence supporting the fact that both partial sleep deficiency and total sleep deprivation are associated with reproductive dysfunction in women. This can cause difficulties in conceiving a child. It seems that an attempt to eliminate this problem could be made by hiring more workers, which would translate into less strain on individual workers. The purpose of this study was to present the current state of knowledge on the impact of shift work on women’s reproductive functions. To this end, internet databases were reviewed, using the words: female infertility, sex steroid hormones, circadian rhythm, night shift work.

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Impact of shift work on women’s reproductive function – a review of the literature

Justyna Sak 1 , Michał Nowiński 2 , Laura Fus-Mazurkiewicz 3 , Dominika Król 4 , Wojciech Mazurkiewicz 3

female infertility, sex steroid hormones, circadian rhythm, night shift work

Justyna Sak

¹

,

Michał Nowiński

²

,

Laura Fus-Mazurkiewicz

³

,

Dominika Król

⁴

,

Wojciech Mazurkiewicz

³