The Environment And Reproductive Health (EARTH) Study

Publications

Reprints of these publications are available upon request.

  • Science linking environmental contaminant exposures with fertility and reproductive health impacts in the adult male. Fertil Steril. 2008 Feb;89(2 Suppl):e59-65.
  • The Environment and male fertility: research on emerging chemicals and semen quality. Semin Reprod Med. 2006 Jul;24(3):156-67.
  • Personal care product predicts urinary concentration of some phthalate monoesters. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Nov;113(11):1530-5.  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16263507
  • Phthalates and human health review.  Occup Environ Med. 2005 Nov;62(11):806-18.

Bibliography

  1. Meeker JD, Ryan L, Barr DB, Hauser R.  Exposure to non-persistent insecticides and reproductive hormones in adult men. Epidemiology 2006;17:61-68. PMID: 16357596
  2. Chen Z, Hauser R, Trbovic AM, Shifren JL, Dorer D, Godfrey-Bailey L, Singh NP. The relationship between semen quality and sperm apoptosis in humans: A pilot study.  J Androl 2006;27:112-120. PMID: 16400087
  3. Meeker JD, Barr DB, Hauser R. Thyroid hormones in relation to urinary metabolites of non-persistent insecticides in men of reproductive age. Reprod Toxicol 2006;22:437-442. PMID: 16584866
  4. Hauser R, Meeker JD, Duty S, Silva M, Calafat A. Altered semen quality in relation to urinary levels of phthalate monoester and oxidative metabolites. Epidemiology 2006;17:682-691. PMID: 17003688
  5. Hauser R, Meeker JD, Singh NP, Silva MJ, Ryan L, Duty S, Calafat AM.  DNA damage in human sperm is related to urinary levels of phthalate monoester and oxidative metabolites. Human Reprod 2007;22:688-695. PMID: 17090632
  6. Meeker JD, Altshul L, Hauser R. Serum PCBs, p,p’-DDE and HCB predict thyroid hormone levels in men.  Environ Res 2007;104:296-304. PMCID: PMC2014786
  7. Meeker JD, Godfrey-Bailey L, Hauser R. Relationships between serum hormone levels and semen quality among men from an infertility clinic. J Androl 2007;28:397-406. PMID: 17135633
  8. Meeker JD, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites may alter thyroid hormone levels in men. Environ Health Perspect 2007;115:1029-1034. PMCID: PMC1913587
  9. Mahalingaiah S, Meeker JD, Pearson K, Calafat AM, Xiaoyun Ye, Petrozza J, Hauser R. Temporal variability and predictors of urinary bisphenol A concentrations in men and women. Environ Health Perspect 2008;116:173-178. PMCID: PMC2235217
  10. Hauser R. Urinary phthalate metabolites and semen quality: A review of the utility of a potential biomarker of susceptibility. Int J Androl 2008;31:112-117. PMID: 18067563
  11. Meeker JD, Ravi SR, Barr DB, Hauser R. Circulating estradiol in men is inversely related to urinary metabolites of non-persistent insecticides. Reprod Toxicol 2008;25:184-191. PMCID: PMC2330088
  12. Meeker JD, Singh NP, Hauser R. Serum concentrations of estradiol and free T4 are inversely correlated with sperm DNA damage in men from an infertility clinic. J Androl 2008;29:379-388. PMCID: PMC2772198
  13. Chavarro JE, Toth TL, Sadio SM, Hauser R. Soy food and isoflavone intake in relation to semen quality parameters among men from an infertility clinic. Hum Reprod 2008;23:2584-2590. PMCID: 2721724
  14. Meeker JD, Barr DB, Hauser R. Human semen quality and sperm DNA damage in relation to urinary metabolites of pyrethroid insecticides. Human Reprod 2008; 23:1932-1940. PMCID: PMC2733825
  15. Chavarro JE, Toth TL, Wright DL, Meeker JD, Hauser R.  Body mass index in relation to semen quality, sperm DNA integrity and serum reproductive hormone levels among men attending an infertility clinic. Fertil Steril 2010;93(7):2222-31. PMCID: PMC2864498
  16. Meeker JD, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Urinary metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate are associated with decreased steroid hormone levels in adult men. J Androl 2009;30:287-297. PMCID: PMC2772199
  17. Meeker JD, Johnson PI, Camann D, Hauser R.  Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) concentrations in house dust are related to hormone levels in men. Sci Total Environ 2009;407:3425-3429. PMCID: PMC2743070
  18. Meeker JD, Barr DB, Hauser R. Pyrethroid insecticide metabolites are associated with serum hormone levels in adult men. Reprod Toxicol 2009;27:155-160.PMCID: PMC2692246
  19. Mok-Lin E, Ehrlich S, Williams P, Petrozza J, Wright D, Calafat AM, Ye X, Hauser R. Urinary bisphenol A concentrations and ovarian response among women undergoing IVF. Int J Androl 2010;33(2):385-93. PMCID: PMC3089904
  20. Meeker, JD, Calafat AM, Hauser, R. Urinary bisphenol A concentrations in relation to serum thyroid and reproductive hormone levels in men from an infertility clinic. Environ SciTechnol 2010;44(4):1458-63. PMCID: PMC2823133
  21. Meeker, JD, Ehrlich SE, Wright D, Calafat AM, Hauser, R. Urinary bisphenol A concentrations and semen quality and sperm DNA damage in men from an infertility clinic. Reprod Toxicol 2010;Dec;30(4):532-9.PMCID: PMC2993767
  22. Chavarro JE, Furtado J, Toth TL, Ford J, Campos H, Hauser R. Trans fatty acid levels in human sperm are associated with sperm concentration among men from an infertility clinic. FertilSteril 2011;95:1794-1797. PMCID: PMC3062652
  23. Mendiola J, Meeker JD, Jørgensen N, Andersson AM, Liu F, Calafat AM, Redmon JB, Drobnis EZ, Sparks A, Wang C, Hauser R, Swan SH. Urinary concentrations of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites and serum reproductive hormones: Pooled analysis of fertile and infertile men. J Androl 2011 [Epub] NIHMS371881
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  25. Braun JM, Williams PL, Calafat AM, Smith K, Berry K. Ehrlich S, Hauser R. Variability of urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A concentrations before and during pregnancy. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Jan 19. [Epub ahead of print]
  26. Attaman JA, Toth TL, Furtado J, Campos H, Hauser, R, Chavarro JE. Dietary fats and semen quality among men attending a fertility clinic. Human Reprod2012 May; 27(5):1466-74. Epub 2012 Mar 13. PMCID: PMC:3329193
  27. Smith KW, Braun JM, Ehrlich S, Berry KF, Williams, PL, Calafat AM, Ford J, Keller M, Hauser R. Predictors and variability of urinary paraben concentrations in men and women, including before and during pregnancy. Environ Health Perspect [In Press]
  28. Ehrlich S, Williams PL, Missmer SA, Flaws JA, Berry KF, Calafat AM, Ye X, Petrozza J, Wright D, Hauser R. Urinary bisphenol A concentrations and implantation failure among women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Apr 6 [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22484414
  29. Chavarro JE, Ehrlich S, Colaci DS, Toth TJ, Petrozza J, Wright D, Hauser, R. Body mass index and short term weight change in relation to treatment outcomes in women undergoing assisted reproduction. Fertil Steril 2012 May 16. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22607889
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