In the news: Research shows PTSD, anxiety may affect reproductive health of women firefighters
Two cancer center researchers, Leslie V. Farland and Jeff Burgess, led a study that found negative mental health conditions among women firefighters may reduce levels of key hormone associated with ovarian reserve
A new study led by cancer center members in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, in collaboration with fire service partners and other researchers around the country through the Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study showed that post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety are associated with lower levels of anti-Müllerian hormone, a marker of ovarian reserve, among women firefighters.
The ovarian reserve is the number of healthy eggs in a woman’s ovaries that could potentially be fertilized. It is a measure of a woman’s fertility and ability to have children.