2007
Disparity in assisted reproductive technologies outcomes in black women compared with white women
Seifer DB, Frazier LM, Grainger DA. Disparity in assisted reproductive technologies outcomes in black women compared with white women. Fertility And Sterility 2007, 90: 1701-1710. PMID: 17980873, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdultBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInfertilityLive BirthPatient Acceptance of Health CareRegistriesReproductive Techniques, AssistedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsLive birth rateIVF cyclesWhite womenAssisted Reproductive Technology member clinicsBlack womenMarried reproductive age womenCycles of IVFIndependent risk factorRetrospective cohort studyReproductive technology outcomesReproductive-age womenUterine factor infertilityRace/ethnicityCohort studyFactor infertilityBlack raceRisk factorsSpontaneous abortionRegistry dataLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEEmbryo cyclesIVF recipientsMember clinicsWomen
1998
Environmental toxicants and female reproduction 44Additional references are available from the authors.
Sharara F, Seifer D, Flaws J. Environmental toxicants and female reproduction 44Additional references are available from the authors. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 70: 613-622. PMID: 9797086, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00253-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse reproductive outcomesChemical exposureReproductive outcomesCigarette smokeIntrauterine fetal demiseEnvironmental toxicantsLaboratory animalsFemale reproductionMechanism of actionDNA adduct formationInappropriate endpointsFetal demiseOvarian failurePregnancy lossMultiple confoundersSpontaneous abortionImmune disruptionReproductive cancersHuman studiesReproductive functionGrowth retardationReproductive toxicantsSmall sample sizeBirth defectsCellular death