Barbara Sternfeld

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus
observational 2012
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.10.031

OBJECTIVE: To identify markers of ovarian age that best match the pattern of oocyte loss seen in histology specimens. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University. PATIENT(S): Caucasian women (n = 252) aged 25-45 years. INTERVENTI…

observational 2012
Human genetics ·doi:10.1007/s00439-012-1184-0

Oocyte loss has a significant impact on fertility and somatic health. Yet, we know little about factors that impact this process. We sought to identify genetic variants associated with ovarian reserve (oocyte number as measured by antral fo…

observational 2012
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/der391

BACKGROUND: The ovarian reserve (number and quality of oocytes) is correlated with reproductive potential as well as somatic health, and is likely to have multiple genetic and environmental determinants. Several reproductive hormones are cl…

2012
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.305
observational 2010
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.059

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether adolescent obesity is associated with difficulties in becoming pregnant later in life. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a longitudinal cohort. SETTING: Multiethnic, community-based obse…

observational 2009
American journal of public health ·doi:10.2105/ajph.2008.133702

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the cross-sectional association between race and hysterectomy prevalence in a population-based cohort of US women and investigated participant characteristics associated with racial differences. METHODS: The cohort…

observational 2008
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.09.056

OBJECTIVE: To determine racial differences in self-reported infertility and in risk factors for infertility in a cohort of black and white women. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis of data from the longitudinal Coronary Artery Risk Develop…