Dana Boyd Barr

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2010-2020

Study types

  • article 3

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
  • infertility 2
article 2020
Examining Reproductive Health Outcomes in Females Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyl and Polybrominated Biphenyl
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60234-9

In 1973, accidental contamination of Michigan livestock with polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) led to the establishment of a registry of exposed individuals that have been followed for > 40 years. Besides being exposed to PBBs, this cohort ha…

article 2013
Organochlorine Pesticides and Risk of Endometriosis: Findings from a Population-Based Case–Control Study
Environmental health perspectives ·doi:10.1289/ehp.1306648

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is considered an estrogen-dependent disease. Persistent environmental chemicals that exhibit hormonal properties, such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), may affect endometriosis risk. OBJECTIVE: We investigated …

article 2010
Non–Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Risk of Endometriosis
Environmental health perspectives ·doi:10.1289/ehp.0901444

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, a gynecologic disorder affecting 8-10% of reproductive-age women in the United States, is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and is linked to pelvic pain and infertility. Environmenta…