1996
Proximate Determinants of Birth Seasonality and Conception Failure in Nepal
Panter-Brick C. Proximate Determinants of Birth Seasonality and Conception Failure in Nepal. Population Studies 1996, 50: 203-220. PMID: 11613333, DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000149306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLive birthsEndocrinological measuresLife-table analysisRate of conceptionRisk of conceptionNegative energy balanceOvarian functionLactational amenorrhoeaReproductive historyEndocrinological dataNursing patternsHuman fecundityConception failureWomen's exposureProgesterone profilesBehavioral determinantsBirthRural NepalConception rateBirth seasonalityWomenBehavioral variablesExposurePer centEnergy balance
1993
The ecological context of human ovarian function
Ellison P, Panter-Brick C, Lipson S, O'Rourke M. The ecological context of human ovarian function. Human Reproduction 1993, 8: 2248-2258. PMID: 8150934, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatterns of variationHuman reproductive biologyReproductive biologyEnergetic stressEcological contextSpectrum of variationEnvironmental conditionsHuman populationChronic environmental conditionsEnergetic factorsLocal ecologyDifferent populationsEpidemiology of breastOvarian functionEcologyHuman ovarian functionBiologyPopulationGeneral featuresSuch studiesNatural settingsFunctionPatternsWestern populationsOvarian cancerSeasonality of reproductive function and weight loss in rural Nepali women
Panter-Brick C, Lotstein D, Ellison P. Seasonality of reproductive function and weight loss in rural Nepali women. Human Reproduction 1993, 8: 684-690. PMID: 8314959, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy expenditure levelsOvarian functionHormonal disturbancesWeight lossProgesterone levelsRural Nepali womenSalivary progesterone profilesBody mass indexCurrent nutritional statusNepali womenMass indexNepali populationNutritional statusOwn controlReproductive functionWomenProgesterone profilesRural African womenAfrican womenLoss of fecundityBody massWestern womenEnergy imbalanceLevelsWeight