Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón
Senior Research Scientist
Department of Environmental Health
Research
Dr. Mínguez-Alarcón is an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist primarily working in the Environment and Reproductive Health (EARTH) Study, an ongoing prospective cohort established to evaluate environmental and dietary determinants of fertility among couples attending the fertility clinic at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Education
Ph.D., University of Murcia School of Medicine
M.P.H., University of Murcia School of Medicine
B. Pharm., University of Valencia School of Pharmacy
Selected publications
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Mendiola J, López-Espín JJ, Sarabia-Cos L, Vivero-Salmerón G, Vioque J, Navarrete-Muñoz EM, Torres-Cantero AM. Dietary intake of antioxidant nutrients is associated with semen quality in young university students. Hum Reprod. 2012 Sep;27(9):2807-14.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Gaskins AJ, Chiu Y-H, Souter I, Williams PL, Hauser R, Chavarro J, for the Earth Study Team. Dietary folate intake and modification of the association of urinary bisphenol A concentrations with in vitro fertilization outcomes among women from a fertility clinic. Reprod Toxicol. 2016 Jul 14;65:104-112.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Sergeyev O, Burns JS, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Smigulina L, Revich B, Hauser R. A longitudinal study of peripubertal serum organochlorine concentrations and semen parameters in young men: The Russian Children’s Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Mar;125(3):460-466.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Souter I, Williams PL, Ford JB, Hauser R, Chavarro J, Gaskins AJ, for the Earth Study Team. Occupational factors and markers of ovarian reserve and response among women at a fertility center. Occup Environ Med. 2017 Jun;74(6):426-431.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Afeiche MC, Williams PL, Arvizu M, Tanrikut C, Amarasiriwardenag CJ, Ford JB, Hauser R, Chavarro JE, for the Earth Study Team. Hair mercury (Hg) levels, fish consumption and semen parameters among men attending a fertility center. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Mar 221:2:174-182.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Gaskins AJ, Chiu YH, Messerlian C, Williams PL, Ford JB, Souter I, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Type of underwear worn and markers of testicular function among men attending a fertility center. Hum Reprod. 2018 Sep 1;33(9):1749-1756.
Mínguez-Alarcón L, Williams PL, Chiu YH, Gaskins AJ, Nassan FL, Dadd R, Petrozza J, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Secular trends in semen parameters among men attending a fertility center between 2000 and 2017: Identifying potential predictors. Environ Int. 2018 Dec;121:1297-1303.
Ghayda RA, Williams PL, Chavarro JE, Ford J, Souter I,Calafat AM, Hauser R, Mínguez-Alarcón L. Urinary bisphenol S concentrations: Potential predictors of and associations with semen quality parameters among men attending a fertility center. Environ Int. 2019 Oct;131:105050.
Urinary Concentrations of Phthalate Metabolite Mixtures in Relation to Serum Biomarkers of Thyroid Function and Autoimmunity among Women from a Fertility Center. Environ Health Perspect. 2020 Jun;128(6):67007.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=minguez-alarcon
Editorial Board
Environment International & Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine
