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| Rajeshwari SundaramSummaryAffiliation: National Institutes of Health Country: USA Publications
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A survival analysis approach to modeling human fecundityRajeshwari Sundaram
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Biostatistics 13:4-17. 2012..We also provide the code to implement the model in R software in the supplemental section of the supplementary material available at Biostatistics online...- Heavy metals and couple fecundity, the LIFE StudyGermaine M Buck Louis
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, MD 20852, United States
Chemosphere 87:1201-7. 2012..80; 95% CI 0.64, 1.00). This prospective couple based cohort with longitudinal capture of time to pregnancy is suggestive of cadmium and lead's reproductive toxicity at environmentally relevant concentrations... 
Perfluorochemicals and endometriosis: the ENDO studyGermaine M Buck Louis
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Epidemiology 23:799-805. 2012..Environmental chemicals may be associated with endometriosis. No published research has focused on the possible role of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) despite their widespread presence in human tissues...- Persistent lipophilic environmental chemicals and endometriosis: the ENDO StudyGermaine M Buck Louis
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Health, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Environ Health Perspect 120:811-6. 2012..An equivocal literature exists regarding the relation between persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs) and endometriosis in women, with differences attributed to methodologies... - Preconception stress and the secondary sex ratio: a prospective cohort studyRebecca J Chason
Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Fertil Steril 98:937-41. 2012..To study the association between salivary stress biomarkers and the secondary sex ratio... - Clustering of fecundability within womenAlexander C McLain
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, MD, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 25:460-5. 2011..Identifying exposures or behaviours that affect TTP may offer strategies for reducing conception delay in future pregnancy attempts... - Stress reduces conception probabilities across the fertile window: evidence in support of relaxationGermaine M Buck Louis
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Fertil Steril 95:2184-9. 2011..To assess salivary stress biomarkers (cortisol and α-amylase) and female fecundity... - Persistent environmental pollutants and couple fecundity: the LIFE studyGermaine M Buck Louis
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Environ Health Perspect 121:231-6. 2013..Evidence suggesting that persistent environmental pollutants may be reproductive toxicants underscores the need for prospective studies of couples for whom exposures are measured... - Comparing apples and pears: women's perceptions of their body size and shapeMarie E Thoma
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 21:1074-81. 2012..This study aimed to assess the validity of self-reported body size and shape figure drawings when compared to anthropometric measures among reproductive-aged women... - Persistent organochlorine pollutants and menstrual cycle characteristicsGermaine M Buck Louis
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Chemosphere 85:1742-8. 2011..15; 95% CI -0.29, -0.00). Select POPs were associated with changes in menstruation underscoring the importance of assessing chemical mixtures for female fecundity... - Designing prospective cohort studies for assessing reproductive and developmental toxicity during sensitive windows of human reproduction and development--the LIFE StudyGermaine M Buck Louis
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Rockville, MD20852, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 25:413-24. 2011..However, appropriately sized sampling frameworks are critical, given the small percentage of couples contacted found eligible and reportedly planning pregnancy at any point in time... - A joint mixed effects dispersion model for menstrual cycle length and time-to-pregnancyAlexander C McLain
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, DHHS, 6100 Executive Boulevard Room 7B05, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Biometrics 68:648-56. 2012..Our analysis has relevant findings for assessing fecundity... - Women's lifestyle behaviors while trying to become pregnant: evidence supporting preconception guidanceKirsten J Lum
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 205:203.e1-7. 2011..We sought to prospectively measure women's daily cigarette, alcohol, and caffeine use, while attempting pregnancy in relation to intentions to change... 
Validity of retrospectively reported behaviors during the periconception windowAudra L Gollenberg
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland USA
J Reprod Med 56:130-7. 2011..To assess the validity of retrospectively reported maternal behaviors while attempting pregnancy...- Incidence of endometriosis by study population and diagnostic method: the ENDO studyGermaine M Buck Louis
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Fertil Steril 96:360-5. 2011..To estimate the incidence of endometriosis in an operative cohort of women seeking clinical care and in a matched population cohort to delineate more fully the scope and magnitude of endometriosis in the context of and beyond clinical care... - Joint modeling of intercourse behavior and human fecundability using structural equation modelsSungduk Kim
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Biostatistics 11:559-71. 2010..Finally, we present a detailed analysis of the New York State Angler Cohort Prospective Pregnancy Study to illustrate the proposed methodology... - Induction of labor in a contemporary obstetric cohortS Katherine Laughon
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:486.e1-9. 2012..We sought to describe details of labor induction, including precursors and methods, and associated vaginal delivery rates... - Umbilical cord serum cytokine levels and risks of small-for-gestational-age and preterm birthGila I Neta
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Am J Epidemiol 171:859-67. 2010..31, 1.01). The observations regarding IFN-gamma, which is involved in the activation of adaptive immune responses and regulation of trophoblast function, suggest that IFN-gamma levels at birth may be related to fetal growth restriction... - Maternal serum preconception polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations and infant birth weightLaurel E Murphy
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Environ Health Perspect 118:297-302. 2010.... - Caffeine consumption and miscarriage: a prospective cohort studyAnna Z Pollack
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Fertil Steril 93:304-6. 2010.... - Validity of self-reported time to pregnancyMaureen A Cooney
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Epidemiology 20:56-9. 2009..The reliability of retrospective time to pregnancy (TTP) has been established, but its validity has been assessed in only 1 study, which had a short follow-up...