Umbach DM

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2016-2018
2018
A Longitudinal Study of Estrogen-Responsive Tissues and Hormone Concentrations in Infants Fed Soy Formula.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2017-02249

PurposeChemicals with hormonelike activity, such as estrogenic isoflavones, may perturb human development. Infants exclusively fed soy-based formula are highly exposed to isoflavones, but their physiologic responses remain uncharacterized. …

2017
Soy Formula and Epigenetic Modifications: Analysis of Vaginal Epithelial Cells from Infant Girls in the IFED Study.
Environmental health perspectives ·doi:10.1289/ehp428

BackgroundEarly-life exposure to estrogenic compounds affects the development of the reproductive system in rodent models and humans. Soy products, which contain phytoestrogens such as genistein, are one source of exposure in infants fed so…

2016
Soy-based Infant Formula Feeding and Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Among Young African American Women.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) ·doi:10.1097/ede.0000000000000508

BackgroundPhytoestrogen exposure from soy formula feeding during infancy may disrupt reproductive system development, resulting in altered menstrual bleeding in adulthood.MethodsWe investigated this relationship in a cohort of 1,696 young A…