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 ResearchConceptsUrinary 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 Research
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
2014
Endogenous sex steroid hormones and glucose in a South‐Asian population without diabetes: the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South‐Asians Living in America pilot study
Needham B, Kim C, Mukherjee B, Bagchi P, Stanczyk F, Kanaya A. Endogenous sex steroid hormones and glucose in a South‐Asian population without diabetes: the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South‐Asians Living in America pilot study. Diabetic Medicine 2014, 32: 1193-1200. PMID: 25443798, PMCID: PMC4449322, DOI: 10.1111/dme.12642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndogenous sex steroid hormonesLevels of sex hormone-binding globulinAssociated with elevated fasting glucose levelsSex steroid hormonesSex hormone-binding globulinElevated fasting glucose levelsHormone-binding globulinSex steroid hormone levelsFasting glucose levelsSteroid hormone levelsGlucose levelsHepatic adipositySteroid hormonesWaist circumferenceMetabolic syndromeHigher levels of free testosteroneHormone levelsInsulin resistanceLevels of total testosteroneSouth Asian populationLevels of free testosteroneExogenous sex steroidsSouth AsiansAge-adjusted modelsAsian Indian origin
2013
Associations between brominated flame retardants in house dust and hormone levels in men
Johnson P, Stapleton H, Mukherjee B, Hauser R, Meeker J. Associations between brominated flame retardants in house dust and hormone levels in men. The Science Of The Total Environment 2013, 445: 177-184. PMID: 23333513, PMCID: PMC3572297, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrominated flame retardantsSex hormone binding globulinIndoor dustHouse dustThyroid-stimulating hormoneExposure to contaminantsFollicle stimulating hormoneFlame retardantsBody mass indexHouse dust concentrationsFlame retardant concentrationUS infertility clinicHormone levelsPBDE congenersLuteinizing hormoneStimulating hormoneEndocrine disruptionAssociated with total T3Inverse associationCommercial mixtureDecaBDE concentrationsReproductive effectsSerum free T4Increased free androgen indexFree androgen index