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Zhang Y, Mustieles V, Williams PL, Wylie BJ, Souter I, Calafat AM, Demokritou M, Lee A, Vagios S, Hauser R, Messerlian C. Parental preconception exposure to phenol and phthalate mixtures and the risk of preterm birth. Environ Int. 2021 Jun;151:106440. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106440. Epub 2021 Feb 25. PubMed PMID: 33640694; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8488320.
Zhang Y, Mustieles V, Williams PL, Yland J, Souter I, Braun JM, Calafat AM, Hauser R, Messerlian C. Prenatal urinary concentrations of phenols and risk of preterm birth: exploring windows of vulnerability. Fertil Steril. 2021 Sep;116(3):820-832. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.03.053. Epub 2021 Jul 6. PubMed PMID: 34238571.
Zhang Y, Mustieles V, Williams PL, Souter I, Calafat AM, Demokritou M, Lee A, Vagios S, Hauser R, Messerlian C. Association of preconception mixtures of phenol and phthalate metabolites with birthweight among subfertile couples. Environ Epidemiol. 2022 Oct;6(5):e222. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000222. eCollection 2022 Oct. PubMed PMID: 36249269; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9555928.
Zhang Y, Mustieles V, Yland J, Braun JM, Williams PL, Attaman JA, Ford JB, Calafat AM, Hauser R, Messerlian C. Association of Parental Preconception Exposure to Phthalates and Phthalate Substitutes With Preterm Birth. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Apr 1;3(4):e202159. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2159. PubMed PMID: 32259265; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7139277.
Yland JJ, Zhang Y, Williams PL, Mustieles V, Vagios S, Souter I, Calafat AM, Hauser R, Messerlian C. Phthalate and DINCH urinary concentrations across pregnancy and risk of preterm birth. Environ Pollut. 2022 Jan 1;292(Pt B):118476. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118476. Epub 2021 Nov 8. PubMed PMID: 34763012.
Yland J, Messerlian C, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Ford JB, Hauser R, Williams PL. Methodological approaches to analyzing IVF data with multiple cycles. Hum Reprod. 2019 Mar 1;34(3):549-557. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey374. PubMed PMID: 30576499; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6389861.
Xia W, Chiu YH, Afeiche MC, Williams PL, Ford JB, Tanrikut C, Souter I, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Impact of men's dairy intake on assisted reproductive technology outcomes among couples attending a fertility clinic. Andrology. 2016 Mar;4(2):277-83. doi: 10.1111/andr.12151. Epub 2016 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 26825777; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4779388.
Xia W, Chiu YH, Williams PL, Gaskins AJ, Toth TL, Tanrikut C, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Men's meat intake and treatment outcomes among couples undergoing assisted reproduction. Fertil Steril. 2015 Oct;104(4):972-979. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.06.037. Epub 2015 Jul 20. PubMed PMID: 26206344; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4592805.
Wright DL, Afeiche MC, Ehrlich S, Smith K, Williams PL, Chavarro JE, Batsis M, Toth TL, Hauser R. Hair mercury concentrations and in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes among women from a fertility clinic. Reprod Toxicol. 2015 Jan;51:125-132. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.01.003. Epub 2015 Jan 17. PubMed PMID: 25601638; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4425999.
Wang Z, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Bellavia A, Ford JB, Keller M, Petrozza JC, Calafat AM, Hauser R, James-Todd T. Perinatal urinary benzophenone-3 concentrations and glucose levels among women from a fertility clinic. Environ Health. 2020 Apr 28;19(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s12940-020-00598-7. PubMed PMID: 32345324; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7189447.
Vanegas JC, Afeiche MC, Gaskins AJ, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Wright DL, Toth TL, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Soy food intake and treatment outcomes of women undergoing assisted reproductive technology. Fertil Steril. 2015 Mar;103(3):749-55.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.104. Epub 2015 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 25577465; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4346414.
Vanegas JC, Chavarro JE, Williams PL, Ford JB, Toth TL, Hauser R, Gaskins AJ. Discrete survival model analysis of a couple's smoking pattern and outcomes of assisted reproduction. Fertil Res Pract. 2017;3. doi: 10.1186/s40738-017-0032-2. Epub 2017 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 28480049; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5416813.
Tyagi P, James-Todd T, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Ford JB, Keller M, Petrozza J, Calafat AM, Hauser R, Williams PL, Bellavia A. Identifying windows of susceptibility to endocrine disrupting chemicals in relation to gestational weight gain among pregnant women attending a fertility clinic. Environ Res. 2021 Mar;194:110638. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110638. Epub 2020 Dec 25. PubMed PMID: 33359703; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7946748.
Tiseo BC, Gaskins AJ, Hauser R, Chavarro JE, Tanrikut C. Coenzyme Q10 Intake From Food and Semen Parameters in a Subfertile Population. Urology. 2017 Apr;102:100-105. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.11.022. Epub 2016 Nov 22. PubMed PMID: 27888150; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5376356.
Styer AK, Gaskins AJ, Brady PC, Sluss PM, Chavarro JE, Hauser RB, Toth TL. Dynamic antimüllerian hormone levels during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation predict in vitro fertilization response and pregnancy outcomes. Fertil Steril. 2015 Nov;104(5):1153-61.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.1161. Epub 2015 Aug 24. PubMed PMID: 26315051.
Souter I, Chiu YH, Batsis M, Afeiche MC, Williams PL, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. The association of protein intake (amount and type) with ovarian antral follicle counts among infertile women: results from the EARTH prospective study cohort. BJOG. 2017 Sep;124(10):1547-1555. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14630. Epub 2017 Apr 10. PubMed PMID: 28278351; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5568942.
Souter I, Smith KW, Dimitriadis I, Ehrlich S, Williams PL, Calafat AM, Hauser R. The association of bisphenol-A urinary concentrations with antral follicle counts and other measures of ovarian reserve in women undergoing infertility treatments. Reprod Toxicol. 2013 Dec;42:224-31. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.09.008. Epub 2013 Oct 4. PubMed PMID: 24100206; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4383527.
Souter I, Bellavia A, Williams PL, Korevaar TIM, Meeker JD, Braun JM, de Poortere RA, Broeren MA, Ford JB, Calafat AM, Chavarro JE, Hauser R, Mínguez-Alarcón L. Urinary Concentrations of Phthalate Metabolite Mixtures in Relation to Serum Biomarkers of Thyroid Function and Autoimmunity among Women from a Fertility Center. Environ Health Perspect. 2020 Jun;128(6):67007. doi: 10.1289/EHP6740. Epub 2020 Jun 9. PubMed PMID: 32515996; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7282564.
Smith KW, Souter I, Dimitriadis I, Ehrlich S, Williams PL, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Urinary paraben concentrations and ovarian aging among women from a fertility center. Environ Health Perspect. 2013 Nov-Dec;121(11-12):1299-305. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1205350. Epub 2013 Aug 2. PubMed PMID: 23912598; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3855500.
Smith KW, Braun JM, Williams PL, Ehrlich S, Correia KF, Calafat AM, Ye X, Ford J, Keller M, Meeker JD, Hauser R. Predictors and variability of urinary paraben concentrations in men and women, including before and during pregnancy. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Nov;120(11):1538-43. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1104614. Epub 2012 Jun 21. PubMed PMID: 22721761; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3556607.
Skarha J, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Korevaar TIM, de Poortere RA, Broeren MAC, Ford JB, Eliot M, Hauser R, Braun JM. Cross-sectional associations between urinary triclosan and serum thyroid function biomarker concentrations in women. Environ Int. 2019 Jan;122:256-262. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.015. Epub 2018 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 30477815; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6317095.
Skarha J, Messerlian C, Bellinger D, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Romano ME, Ford JB, Williams PL, Calafat AM, Hauser R, Braun JM. Parental preconception and prenatal urinary bisphenol A and paraben concentrations and child behavior. Environ Epidemiol. 2020 Feb;4(1):e082. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000082. eCollection 2020 Feb. PubMed PMID: 33778347; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7942833.
Segal TR, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Chiu YH, Williams PL, Nassan FL, Dadd R, Ospina M, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Urinary concentrations of 3-(diethylcarbamoyl)benzoic acid (DCBA), a major metabolite of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) and semen parameters among men attending a fertility center. Hum Reprod. 2017 Dec 1;32(12):2532-2539. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dex327. PubMed PMID: 29077936; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5712431.
Salas-Huetos A, Mitsunami M, Wang S, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Ribas-Maynou J, Yeste M, Souter I, Chavarro JE. Women's Adherence to Healthy Dietary Patterns and Outcomes of Infertility Treatment. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2329982. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29982. PubMed PMID: 37594758; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10439476.
Salas-Huetos A, Arvizu M, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Mitsunami M, Ribas-Maynou J, Yeste M, Ford JB, Souter I, Chavarro JE. Women's and men's intake of omega-3 fatty acids and their food sources and assisted reproductive technology outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Aug;227(2):246.e1-246.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.03.053. Epub 2022 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 35364062; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9308672.
Salas-Huetos A, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Mitsunami M, Arvizu M, Ford JB, Souter I, Yeste M, Chavarro JE. Paternal adherence to healthy dietary patterns in relation to sperm parameters and outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies. Fertil Steril. 2022 Feb;117(2):298-312. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.10.021. Epub 2021 Dec 15. PubMed PMID: 34920872; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8821200.
Sacha CR, Souter I, Williams PL, Chavarro JE, Ford J, Mahalingaiah S, Donahoe PK, Hauser R, Pépin D, Mínguez-Alarcón L. Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations are negatively associated with follicular fluid anti-müllerian hormone concentrations in women undergoing fertility treatment. Environ Int. 2021 Dec;157:106809. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106809. Epub 2021 Aug 7. PubMed PMID: 34375942; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9675335.
Sacha CR, Chavarro JE, Williams PL, Ford J, Zhang L, Donahoe PK, Souter IC, Hauser R, Pépin D, Mínguez-Alarcón L. Follicular fluid anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) concentrations and outcomes of in vitro fertilization cycles with fresh embryo transfer among women at a fertility center. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2020 Nov;37(11):2757-2766. doi: 10.1007/s10815-020-01956-7. Epub 2020 Oct 6. PubMed PMID: 33025399; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7642031.
Rosen EM, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Meeker JD, Williams PL, Milne GL, Hauser R, Ferguson KK. Urinary oxidative stress biomarker levels and reproductive outcomes among couples undergoing fertility treatments. Hum Reprod. 2019 Dec 1;34(12):2399-2409. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez228. PubMed PMID: 31887223; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7967795.
Perry MJ, Chen X, McAuliffe ME, Maity A, Deloid GM. Semi-automated scoring of triple-probe FISH in human sperm: methods and further validation. Cytometry A. 2011 Aug;79(8):661-6. doi: 10.1002/cyto.a.21078. Epub 2011 May 12. PubMed PMID: 21567938; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3349235.
Peretz J, Vrooman L, Ricke WA, Hunt PA, Ehrlich S, Hauser R, Padmanabhan V, Taylor HS, Swan SH, VandeVoort CA, Flaws JA. Bisphenol a and reproductive health: update of experimental and human evidence, 2007-2013. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Aug;122(8):775-86. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1307728. Epub 2014 Jun 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 24896072; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4123031.
Nassan FL, Williams PL, Gaskins AJ, Braun JM, Ford JB, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Correlation and temporal variability of urinary biomarkers of chemicals among couples: Implications for reproductive epidemiological studies. Environ Int. 2019 Feb;123:181-188. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.078. Epub 2018 Dec 6. PubMed PMID: 30529890; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6358023.
Nassan FL, Chavarro JE, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Tanrikut C, Ford JB, Dadd R, Perry MJ, Hauser R, Gaskins AJ. Residential distance to major roadways and semen quality, sperm DNA integrity, chromosomal disomy, and serum reproductive hormones among men attending a fertility clinic. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Jun;221(5):830-837. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.05.007. Epub 2018 May 22. PubMed PMID: 29801984; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5997566.
Nassan FL, Chiu YH, Vanegas JC, Gaskins AJ, Williams PL, Ford JB, Attaman J, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Intake of protein-rich foods in relation to outcomes of infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technologies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 Nov 1;108(5):1104-1112. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy185. PubMed PMID: 30475972; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6692709.
Nassan FL, Arvizu M, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Attaman J, Petrozza J, Hauser R, Chavarro J. Marijuana smoking and markers of testicular function among men from a fertility centre. Hum Reprod. 2019 Apr 1;34(4):715-723. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez002. PubMed PMID: 30726923; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6443114.
Nassan FL, Coull BA, Gaskins AJ, Williams MA, Skakkebaek NE, Ford JB, Ye X, Calafat AM, Braun JM, Hauser R. Personal Care Product Use in Men and Urinary Concentrations of Select Phthalate Metabolites and Parabens: Results from the Environment And Reproductive Health (EARTH) Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Aug 18;125(8):087012. doi: 10.1289/EHP1374. PubMed PMID: 28886595; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5783668.
Nassan FL, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Dadd R, Petrozza JC, Ford JB, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Urinary triclosan concentrations and semen quality among men from a fertility clinic. Environ Res. 2019 Oct;177:108633. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108633. Epub 2019 Aug 6. PubMed PMID: 31421444; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6717534.
Nassan FL, Arvizu M, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Gaskins AJ, Williams PL, Petrozza JC, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Marijuana smoking and outcomes of infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technologies. Hum Reprod. 2019 Sep 29;34(9):1818-1829. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez098. PubMed PMID: 31505640; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6736415.
Nassan FL, Gunn JA, Hill MM, Williams PL, Hauser R. Association of urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites with quinolinic acid among women: A potential link to neurological disorders. Environ Int. 2020 May;138:105643. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105643. Epub 2020 Mar 14. PubMed PMID: 32179323; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7136979.
Nassan FL, Gunn JA, Hill MM, Coull BA, Hauser R. High phthalate exposure increased urinary concentrations of quinolinic acid, implicated in the pathogenesis of neurological disorders: Is this a potential missing link?. Environ Res. 2019 May;172:430-436. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.034. Epub 2019 Feb 22. PubMed PMID: 30826665; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6511314.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Hauser R, Gaskins AJ. Effects of bisphenol A on male and couple reproductive health: a review. Fertil Steril. 2016 Sep 15;106(4):864-70. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.1118. Epub 2016 Aug 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 27498136; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5242098.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Souter I, Williams PL, Ford JB, Hauser R, Chavarro JE, Gaskins AJ. Occupational factors and markers of ovarian reserve and response among women at a fertility centre. Occup Environ Med. 2017 Jun;74(6):426-431. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2016-103953. Epub 2017 Feb 6. PubMed PMID: 28167499; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5438763.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Gaskins AJ, Chiu YH, Messerlian C, Williams PL, Ford JB, Souter I, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Type of underwear worn and markers of testicular function among men attending a fertility center. Hum Reprod. 2018 Sep 1;33(9):1749-1756. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey259. PubMed PMID: 30102388; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6530653.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Gaskins AJ, Chiu YH, Williams PL, Ehrlich S, Chavarro JE, Petrozza JC, Ford JB, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Urinary bisphenol A concentrations and association with in vitro fertilization outcomes among women from a fertility clinic. Hum Reprod. 2015 Sep;30(9):2120-8. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dev183. Epub 2015 Jul 24. PubMed PMID: 26209788; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4542722.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Souter I, Chiu YH, Williams PL, Ford JB, Ye X, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Urinary concentrations of cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid monohydroxy isononyl ester, a metabolite of the non-phthalate plasticizer di(isononyl)cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (DINCH), and markers of ovarian response among women attending a fertility center. Environ Res. 2016 Nov;151:595-600. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.08.012. Epub 2016 Sep 2. PubMed PMID: 27591839; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5071161.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Chiu YH, Messerlian C, Williams PL, Sabatini ME, Toth TL, Ford JB, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Urinary paraben concentrations and in vitro fertilization outcomes among women from a fertility clinic. Fertil Steril. 2016 Mar;105(3):714-721. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.11.021. Epub 2015 Dec 2. PubMed PMID: 26654974; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4779718.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Afeiche MC, Chiu YH, Vanegas JC, Williams PL, Tanrikut C, Toth TL, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Male soy food intake was not associated with in vitro fertilization outcomes among couples attending a fertility center. Andrology. 2015 Jul;3(4):702-8. doi: 10.1111/andr.12046. Epub 2015 Jun 20. PubMed PMID: 26097060; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4693610.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Afeiche MC, Williams PL, Arvizu M, Tanrikut C, Amarasiriwardena CJ, Ford JB, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Hair mercury (Hg) levels, fish consumption and semen parameters among men attending a fertility center. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Mar;221(2):174-182. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.10.014. Epub 2017 Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 29102416; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5834351.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Chiu YH, Gaskins AJ, Nassan FL, Dadd R, Petrozza J, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Secular trends in semen parameters among men attending a fertility center between 2000 and 2017: Identifying potential predictors. Environ Int. 2018 Dec;121(Pt 2):1297-1303. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.052. Epub 2018 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 30389382; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6279498.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Messerlian C, Bellavia A, Gaskins AJ, Chiu YH, Ford JB, Azevedo AR, Petrozza JC, Calafat AM, Hauser R, Williams PL. Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A, parabens and phthalate metabolite mixtures in relation to reproductive success among women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Environ Int. 2019 May;126:355-362. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.025. Epub 2019 Feb 28. PubMed PMID: 30826614; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6469504.
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