Reproductive health of female workers under the influence of harmful industrial factors: the current state of the problem

Preserving the reproductive health of female workers is a priority task of occupational health and demographic policy. Modern (2000–2025) peer-reviewed publications from international (PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus) and Russian (eLibrary, RSCI) scientific databases on the impact of occupational risks on the reproductive health of female workers are analyzed.

The authors selected original studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses containing quantitative risk assessments using strict inclusion/exclusion criteria. For the analysis, they used standardized epidemiological indicators: odds ratio (OR), relative risk (RR) and etiological proportion (EF). The review results demonstrate a statistically significant association between exposure to harmful occupational factors and reproductive function disorders, including pregnancy complications and decreased fertility.

The presented analysis convincingly shows that the problem of protecting the reproductive health of workers (especially women) is of social and demographic importance and emphasizes the need to move from simply identifying existing disorders to assessing and managing occupational risks.

Contributions:
Fesenko M.A. — research concept and design, data analysis and interpretation; approval of the final version;
Golovaneva G.V. — research concept and design, data analysis and interpretation, editing;
Gainullina M.K. — research concept and design, data analysis and interpretation, editing;
Miteleva T.Y. — collecting and processing material, writing text;
Vujtsik P.A. — collecting material, writing the text of the article section;
Utkina N.S. — collecting material, writing the text of the article section;
All authors — approving the final version of the article and for ensuring the integrity of all parts of the article.

Funding. The study had no funding.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Received: 06.10.2025 / Accepted: 20.10.2025 / Published: 21.11.2025

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