2022
Exposure to heavy metals and hormone levels in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Wang X, Ding N, Harlow S, Randolph J, Mukherjee B, Gold E, Park S. Exposure to heavy metals and hormone levels in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environmental Pollution 2022, 317: 120740. PMID: 36436662, PMCID: PMC9897061, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBayes TheoremCadmiumEstradiolFemaleFollicle Stimulating HormoneGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansMercuryMetals, HeavyProspective StudiesTestosteroneWomen's HealthConceptsUrinary metal concentrationsExposure to heavy metalsHeavy metalsMetal concentrationsStudy of Women's HealthAssociation of heavy metalsEnvironmental heavy metal exposureHeavy metal exposureSex hormone-binding globulinFollicle-stimulating hormoneWomen's HealthBayesian kernel machine regressionAssociated with E<sub>2</sub>, TMidlife womenKernel machine regressionMetal exposureSerum hormone levelsMetal mixturesHealth-related factorsNation Multi-Pollutant StudyCalculate percent changesCadmiumHormone levelsProspective cohort studyLinear mixed effects modelsPerfluoroalkyl Substances and Incident Natural Menopause in Midlife Women: The Mediating Role of Sex Hormones
Ding N, Harlow S, Randolph J, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Gold E, Park S. Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Incident Natural Menopause in Midlife Women: The Mediating Role of Sex Hormones. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 191: 1212-1223. PMID: 35292812, PMCID: PMC9393069, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkanesulfonic AcidsEnvironmental PollutantsEstradiolFemaleFluorocarbonsFollicle Stimulating HormoneGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansMenopause
2021
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Hormone Levels During the Menopausal Transition
Harlow S, Hood M, Ding N, Mukherjee B, Calafat A, Randolph J, Gold E, Park S. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Hormone Levels During the Menopausal Transition. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2021, 106: e4427-e4437. PMID: 34181018, PMCID: PMC8677593, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidlife womenSex hormone-binding globulinFollicle-stimulating hormoneInverse associationStudy of Women's HealthPositive associationMenopausal transitionBody mass indexReproductive ageWomen's HealthSignificant linear trendNo significant associationNulliparous womenLinear mixed modelsSmoking statusYears of ageMass indexHormone-binding globulinMenopausal statusLongitudinal serum concentrationsSignificant associationSerum PFAS concentrationsMidlifeWomenPolyfluoroalkyl substances