Keewan Kim
ORCID: 0000-0002-1892-6739
· 17 papers in corpus
2021
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…
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2020
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
BackgroundRiboflavin, vitamin B-6, and vitamin B-12 are key players in one-carbon metabolism as enzymatic cofactors, and deficiency of these nutrients may influence reproductive outcomes possibly through affecting reproductive hormones.Obje…
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2020
ObjectiveTo estimate the effect of daily 81 mg low-dose aspirin (LDA) on menstrual cycle length and hormone profiles.DesignSecondary analysis of a trial evaluating the effect of daily LDA or placebo on live birth among women with one or two…
2020
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…
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2019
2018
Although minerals are linked to several reproductive outcomes, it is unknown whether dietary minerals are associated with ovulatory function. We hypothesised that low intakes of minerals would be associated with an increased risk of anovula…
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2018
2018
ObjectiveTo assess the reproductive and neonatal outcomes of cycles in which donor oocyte embryos were transferred to gestational carriers compared to intended parent recipients.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingNot applicable.Patient…
2018
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…
2017
PurposeFollicular redox balance is likely to be important for embryo quality during in vitro fertilization (IVF), and the anti-oxidative high desity lipoprotein (HDL) particle is the sole lipoprotein measured in follicular fluid (FF). There…
2017
The importance of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particle components to reproduction is increasingly recognized, including the constituent paraoxonase 1 (PON1). However, the reliability characteristics of PON1 enzymes in ovarian follicular …
2017
BackgroundDairy food intake has been associated with infertility; however, little is known with regard to associations with reproductive hormones or anovulation.ObjectiveWe investigated whether intakes of dairy foods and specific nutrients …
2017
BackgroundOvert thyroid dysfunction has been associated with adverse obstetric outcomes. However, less is known regarding subclinical hypothyroidism or thyroid autoimmunity and their relationship to pregnancy complications.ObjectiveThe purp…
2014
ObjectiveTo assess the variability of follicular fluid (FF) high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particle components.DesignCross-sectional design with assessment using two-stage nested analysis of variance.SettingReproductive health center.Patien…
2012
PurposeWe previously reported associations between trace concentrations of Hg, Cd and Pb in blood and urine and reproductive outcomes for women undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Here we assess measurements in single follicular fluid …
2010
Trace exposures to the toxic metals mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) may threaten human reproductive health. The aim of this study is to generate biologically-plausible hypotheses concerning associations between Hg, Cd, and Pb and i…