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Question:
Several of my patients quote recent media coverage claiming that working with home appliances could increase the risk of misarriages. What is your advice?
Answer:
Two recent epidemiologic studies from California have suggested an increased risk of miscarriages associated with exposure to magnetic fields. Even if the threshold associated with such risk is a biologic and true risk (and not just an association), it does not appear to arise from typical use of hair dryers, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, and similar home appliances.
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