Perkins NJ

No ORCID on file · 17 papers in corpus · active 2018-2022

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2022
The American journal of clinical nutrition ·doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqab435

BackgroundCaffeine is the most frequently used psychoactive substance in the United States and >90% of reproductive-age women report some amount of intake daily. Despite biological plausibility, previous studies on caffeine and fecundabilit…

2022
American journal of perinatology ·doi:10.1055/s-0040-1718581

ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine whether prenatal low-dose aspirin (LDA) therapy affects risk of cesarean versus vaginal delivery.Study designThis study is a secondary analysis of the randomized clinical effects of aspirin in gestation …

2021
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/clinem/dgab179

ContextDiets high in plant-based protein have gained popularity due to increasing health concerns regarding consumption of animal products. Though links between intakes of certain protein-rich foods and reproductive disorders have been sugg…

2021
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deab089

Study questionAre insufficient 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations, and other markers of vitamin D metabolism, associated with premenstrual symptoms in healthy women with regular menstrual cycles?Summary answer25(OH)D insufficiency…

2021
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-021-01187-7

BackgroundIt has been suggested that premenstrual syndrome (PMS) may derive from either elevated oxidative stress or reduced antioxidant vitamin levels in the body; however, these relationships have been minimally studied in a large cohort …

2021
Nature communications ·doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23083-2

Evolutionary theory suggests that some animal species may experience shifts in their offspring sex ratio in response to maternal health and environmental conditions, and in some unfavorable conditions, females may be less likely to bear son…

article 2020
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000004171

OBJECTIVE: To characterize variation in circulating vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFLT-1), across the menstrual cycle in normal ovulating women in relation to reproductive ho…

2020
JAMA ·doi:10.1001/jama.2019.18714

ImportanceDietary supplements marketed for male fertility commonly contain folic acid and zinc based on limited prior evidence for improving semen quality. However, no large-scale trial has examined the efficacy of this therapy for improvin…

2020
Journal of translational autoimmunity ·doi:10.1016/j.jtauto.2020.100059

Several autoimmune conditions have adverse effects on reproductive outcomes, but the relationship between family history of autoimmune disease in women without these conditions and pregnancy is uncertain. The objective of this study was to …

2020
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) ·doi:10.1097/ede.0000000000001247

BackgroundOpioids are commonly prescribed to women of reproductive age, including after delivery and miscarriage. However, to our knowledge, opioid use has not been frequently studied in relation to the common reproductive complications of …

2020
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2020.05.026

BackgroundPlatelet activation may play a role in the pathophysiology of placenta-mediated obstetrical complications, as evidenced by the efficacy of aspirin in preventing preeclampsia, but published data regarding the relationship between b…

2020
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.08.015

Anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) is an established marker of ovarian reserve that decreases with age. Though the pool of ovarian follicles is established during fetal development, impacts of in utero exposures on AMH are uncertain. Thus, we sou…

2020
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.06.037

ObjectiveTo prospectively investigate the association of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) exposure through critical windows of pregnancy establishment with fecundability and pregnancy loss.DesignProspective cohort study using l…

2018
The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology ·doi:10.1016/s2213-8587(18)30153-0

BackgroundVitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, although the association between preconception vitamin D concentrations and livebirth is unknown. We aimed to assess the association between prec…

2018
Environment international ·doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.07.028

BackgroundLittle is known about the associations of bisphenol A, chlorophenols, benzophenones, and parabens with reproductive hormone levels in women. Our goal was to evaluate the associations between repeated measures of these chemicals an…

2018
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2018-00448

ContextFatty acids (FAs) are important for reproductive processes, including steroidogenesis, though associations with fecundability, as measured by time to pregnancy (TTP), are unclear.ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between preco…

2018
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.03.012

BackgroundPrior studies have reported mixed results regarding relationships between vitamin D, androgens, and sex hormone-binding globulin in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. However, less is known regarding these associations in eu…