Systematic Reviews (Sep 2022)

The impact of workplace psychosocial factors on menstrual disorders and infertility: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Natsu Sasaki,
  • Kotaro Imamura,
  • Kazuhiro Watanabe,
  • Yui Hidaka,
  • Emiko Ando,
  • Hisashi Eguchi,
  • Akiomi Inoue,
  • Kanami Tsuno,
  • Yu Komase,
  • Mako Iida,
  • Yasumasa Otsuka,
  • Asuka Sakuraya,
  • Yumi Asai,
  • Mai Iwanaga,
  • Yuka Kobayashi,
  • Reiko Inoue,
  • Akihito Shimazu,
  • Akizumi Tsutsumi,
  • Norito Kawakami

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02066-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Article Summary Strength and limitations of this study • This systematic review and a meta-analysis will investigate the associations between psychosocial factors at work and menstrual abnormalities or fertility. • This review will include only the literature that has utilized a longitudinal design. • Various outcomes related to reproductive health in female workers will be examined (e.g., fertility, premenstrual symptoms, cycle disorders, menopausal symptoms).

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