2022
Effect of chemotherapy on the uterus of young adult cancer survivors
Garg D, Hodgman M, Reil S, Lomo L, Aston K, Hill J, Johnstone E, Jenkins T, Letourneau J. Effect of chemotherapy on the uterus of young adult cancer survivors. F&S Reports 2022, 3: 198-203. PMID: 36212573, PMCID: PMC9532891, DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2022.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndometrial thicknessChemotherapy exposureEndometrial biopsyUterine volumeCancer survivorsHodgkin's lymphomaMenstrual cycleDeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation patternsCross-sectional pilot studyYoung adult cancer survivorsImpact of chemotherapyRibonucleic acid expression levelsEffect of chemotherapyAdult cancer survivorsGeneral population controlsLate proliferative phaseMedian uterine volumeUniversity fertility clinicPelvic radiationEndometrial histologyPelvic ultrasoundCervical cancerFalse-positive resultsMenstruating womenStudy visit
2020
Chapter 1 Neuroendocrine mechanisms of reproduction
Garg D, Berga SL. Chapter 1 Neuroendocrine mechanisms of reproduction. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2020, 171: 3-23. PMID: 32736757, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64239-4.00001-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGnRH driveNeuroendocrinology of reproductionReproductive functionFunctional hypothalamic amenorrheaSex steroid hormone synthesisFollicle-stimulating hormoneGonadotropin-releasing hormoneStress-induced anovulationSteroid hormone synthesisAbsence of oocytesHypothalamic amenorrheaHypothalamic hypogonadismCongenital causesCeliac diseaseMenstrual cyclePsychogenic amenorrheaCommon causeGonadal axisEndocrine effectsAnterior pituitaryBrain tumorsBehavioral variablesSecondary insufficiencyAppropriate secretionNeuroendocrine mechanisms