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| Shanna H SwanSummaryAffiliation: University of Rochester Country: USA Publications
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Semen quality in fertile US men in relation to geographical area and pesticide exposureShanna H Swan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Int J Androl 29:62-8; discussion 105-8. 2006..3). These associations between current-use pesticides and reduced semen quality suggest that agricultural chemicals may have contributed to the reduced semen quality seen in fertile men from mid-Missouri...
Urinary concentrations of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites and serum reproductive hormones: pooled analysis of fertile and infertile menJaime Mendiola
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Androl 33:488-98. 2012..Our results in this diverse population suggest that DEHP exposure is robustly associated with some male sex steroid hormones...- One semen sample or 2? Insights from a study of fertile menAbbie Stokes-Riner
Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 630, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Androl 28:638-43. 2007 - Quality control of laboratory methods for semen evaluation in a multicenter research studyCharlene Brazil
Division of Reproductive Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis, 95616, USA
J Androl 25:645-56. 2004..Standardization using the Improved Neubauer hemacytometer chamber proved more difficult. We were not successful in standardizing a method for categorical assessment of individual sperm progression... - Are environmental levels of bisphenol a associated with reproductive function in fertile men?Jaime Mendiola
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
Environ Health Perspect 118:1286-91. 2010..Rodent and in vitro studies have demonstrated the estrogenicity of bisphenol A (BPA). However, few studies have examined the relationship between human exposure to BPA and male reproductive function... - Shorter anogenital distance predicts poorer semen quality in young men in Rochester, New YorkJaime Mendiola
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Environ Health Perspect 119:958-63. 2011..Some endocrine-disrupting chemicals can alter male reproductive tract development, including shortening AGD, in both rodents and humans. Whether AGD is related to semen quality in human is unknown... - Does our environment affect our fertility? Some examples to help reframe the questionShanna H Swan
Center for Reproductive Epidemiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
Semin Reprod Med 24:142-6. 2006..These methods, rather than trend analyses, may lead more directly--and more persuasively--to identifying the role of environment in human fertility... - Environmental phthalate exposure in relation to reproductive outcomes and other health endpoints in humansShanna H Swan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 668, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Environ Res 108:177-84. 2008..Replication of the results described here and further mechanistic studies are needed to strengthen links between phthalates and adverse health outcomes... - Concentrations of urinary phthalate metabolites are associated with increased waist circumference and insulin resistance in adult U.S. malesRichard W Stahlhut
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:876-82. 2007..Low testosterone in adult human males has been associated with increased prevalence of obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes... 
Socioeconomic factors and phthalate metabolite concentrations among United States women of reproductive ageRoni W Kobrosly
Center for Reproductive Epidemiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Environ Res 115:11-7. 2012..Relatively little is known about the socioeconomic correlates of phthalate metabolite urine concentrations among the general population, exposures of increasing public health concern, particularly for women of reproductive age...- Fetal and postnatal environmental exposures and reproductive health effects in the male: recent findingsShanna H Swan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
Fertil Steril 89:e45. 2008 - Decrease in anogenital distance among male infants with prenatal phthalate exposureShanna H Swan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York corrected USA
Environ Health Perspect 113:1056-61. 2005..These data support the hypothesis that prenatal phthalate exposure at environmental levels can adversely affect male reproductive development in humans... - Alternative measures of fertility compromiseShanna H Swan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
Fertil Steril 89:e27-9. 2008..Furthermore, there is debate about which measures/indicators/contributors are the most useful to try to track when trying to understand fertility/infertility, fecundity/subfecundity trends... - Standardized methods for semen evaluation in a multicenter research studyCharlene Brazil
Division of Reproductive Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis, 95616, USA
J Androl 25:635-44. 2004..7% vs 4.1%) for the categorical method than for motility determined using the simple method. The data obtained in this study demonstrate the critical need for rigorous standardization of protocols and techniques for multicenter studies... - Meeting report: measuring endocrine-sensitive endpoints within the first years of lifeTye E Arbuckle
Biostatistics and Epidemiology Division, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Environ Health Perspect 116:948-51. 2008.... - Baby care products: possible sources of infant phthalate exposureSheela Sathyanarayana
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Division of General Pediatrics, Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Building 296200, NE 74th St, Seattle, WA 98115 8160, USA
Pediatrics 121:e260-8. 2008..We investigated the relationship between phthalate metabolite concentrations in infant urine and maternal reported use of dermally applied infant care products... - Geographic differences in semen quality of fertile U.S. malesShanna H Swan
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA
Environ Health Perspect 111:414-20. 2003..These data suggest that sperm concentration and motility may be reduced in semirural and agricultural areas relative to more urban and less agriculturally exposed areas... - Do environmental agents affect semen quality?Shanna H Swan
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
Epidemiology 14:261-2. 2003 - Semen quality in relation to biomarkers of pesticide exposureShanna H Swan
Department of Family and Community Medicine, MA 306 Medical Sciences Building, University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
Environ Health Perspect 111:1478-84. 2003..These associations between current-use pesticides and reduced semen quality suggest that agricultural chemicals may have contributed to the reduction in semen quality in fertile men from mid-Missouri we reported previously... - Estimated daily phthalate exposures in a population of mothers of male infants exhibiting reduced anogenital distanceKevin Marsee
Joint Medical Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:805-9. 2006..S. EPA reference doses for these chemicals and could be informative to any updates of the hazard assessments and risk assessments for these chemicals... - Prenatal phthalate exposure and anogenital distance in male infantsShanna H Swan
Environ Health Perspect 114:A88-9. 2006 - Semen quality in relation to pesticide exposure in Missouri malesShanna H Swan
Mo Med 100:554. 2003 - Trihalomethane levels in home tap water and semen qualityLaura Fenster
California Department of Health Services, Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Epidemiology 14:650-8. 2003..Trihalomethanes (THMs) are byproducts of drinking water chlorination whose effects on semen quality have not been previously studied in humans... - Longitudinal changes in semen parameters in young Danish men from the Copenhagen areaElisabeth Carlsen
University Department of Growth and Reproduction, GR 5064, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, DK 2100 Copenhagen
Hum Reprod 20:942-9. 2005..We conducted a longitudinal follow-up study to address this question... - Environmental factors and puberty timing: expert panel research needsGermaine M Buck Louis
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 7B03, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Pediatrics 121:S192-207. 2008..Coupled with comparative species studies, such research may provide insight regarding the causal ordering of events that underlie pubertal onset and progression and their role in the pathway of adult-onset disease... - Examination of US puberty-timing data from 1940 to 1994 for secular trends: panel findingsSusan Y Euling
National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460, USA
Pediatrics 121:S172-91. 2008.... - Ejaculate volume is seriously underestimated when semen is pipetted or decanted into cylinders from the collection vesselTrevor G Cooper
Institute of Reproductive Medicine of the University, Domagkstrasse 11, , Germany
J Androl 28:1-4. 2007