Robert B Hood

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus
review 2025
Environmental health perspectives ·doi:10.1289/ehp15012

BACKGROUND: The Michigan Polybrominated Biphenyl (PBB) Registry, followed since 1976, was created after a 1973 chemical manufacturing mistake. The flame retardant PBB was accidentally mixed into animal feed and distributed to Michigan farms…

observational 2025
Journal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction ·doi:10.1016/j.jogoh.2025.103020

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: Among singleton live births resulting from donor oocyte cycles, do perinatal outcomes differ between single (SET) and double embryo transfers (DET)? METHODS: We utilized a retrospective cohort of 610 recipients who had …

observational 2024
International journal of hygiene and environmental health ·doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114297

BACKGROUND: There is evidence that in-utero exposure to PBBs, and similar chemicals, are associated with several adverse reproductive health outcomes including altered pubertal timing. However, less is known about the effects of in-utero ex…

observational 2022
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.07.023

OBJECTIVE: To compare the variability in metabolomes between the serum and follicular fluid, as well as across 3 dominant follicles. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: An academic fertility clinic in the northeastern United States…

other 2021
Environmental research ·doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.111162

BACKGROUND: Natural vegetation, or greenness, is thought to improve health through its ability to buffer and reduce harmful environmental exposures as well as relieve stress, promote physical activity, restore attention, and increase social…