2009
Racial and ethnic differences in reproductive potential across the life cycle
Butts SF, Seifer DB. Racial and ethnic differences in reproductive potential across the life cycle. Fertility And Sterility 2009, 93: 681-690. PMID: 19939362, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial disparitiesLive birth rateReproductive health outcomesEthnic groupsRace/ethnicityMenopausal symptomsClinical endpointsMenopausal transitionMEDLINE searchHispanic womenPotential confoundingHealth outcomesReproductive healthReproductive life cycleNumber of reportsPubertal onsetEarly pubertySmall sample sizeEthnic differencesIndependent effectsReproductive technologiesOutcomesBirth rateContinuum of eventsReproductive life span
2000
Environmental Factors in Infertility
HRUSKA K, FURTH P, SEIFER D, SHARARA F, FLAWS J. Environmental Factors in Infertility. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology 2000, 43: 821. PMID: 11100299, DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200012000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor exposure assessmentRate of miscarriageAdverse reproductive outcomesDry cleaning industryMagnitude of riskAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingSuccessful pregnancyReproductive outcomesOutcome measurementsAlcohol consumptionRecruitment biasSmall sample sizeAdditional studiesEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental toxicantsExposure assessmentSperm productionPatientsCliniciansWomenExposureMenReproductive capacitySample size
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