Ferguson KK

ORCID: 0000-0001-8467-3250 · 7 papers in corpus · active 2012-2022
2022
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2021.09.041

BackgroundProspective longitudinal cohorts assessing women's health and gynecologic conditions have historically been limited.ObjectiveThe Apple Women's Health Study was designed to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship among mens…

2019
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dez228

Study questionAre urinary levels of oxidative stress biomarkers associated with reproductive outcome success following fertility treatments?Summary answerLevels of oxidative stress in the middle tertile for women are associated with the hig…

2017
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology ·doi:10.1038/jes.2016.27

Personal care product use is a well-established pathway of exposure for notable endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), including phthalates, parabens, triclosan, benzophenone-3 (BP3), and bisphenol-A. We utilized questionnaire data from the…

2017
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology ·doi:10.1038/jes.2016.2

Higher concentrations of certain phthalate metabolites are associated with adverse reproductive and pregnancy outcomes, as well as poor infant/child health outcomes. In non-pregnant populations, phthalate metabolite concentrations vary by r…

2014
JAMA pediatrics ·doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.3699

ImportancePreterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality, with a variety of contributing causes and risk factors. Environmental exposures represent a group of understudied, but potentially important, factors. Phthalate diesters are …

2012
Environmental science & technology ·doi:10.1021/es202340b

Phthalate exposure has been associated with a wide range of adverse health outcomes in limited epidemiologic studies, and inflammation and oxidative stress have been hypothesized as potential mechanisms involved. In the present study we inv…

2012
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology ·doi:10.1016/j.etap.2012.09.010

Prolactin (PRL) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) serve important roles in the reproductive and other systems. Active smoking is associated with changes in PRL and TSH secretion, but the relationship between secondhand tobacco smoke (ST…