Katherine A. Ahrens

2015

Effect of male and female body mass index on pregnancy and live birth success after in vitro fertilization.

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.10.048

ObjectiveTo assess the effects of both male and female body mass index (BMI), individually and combined, on IVF outcomes.DesignProspective cohort study.SettingUniversity fertility center.Patient(s)All couples undergoing first fresh IVF cycl…

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Effects of over-the-counter analgesic use on reproductive hormones and ovulation in healthy, premenopausal women

Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dev099

STUDY QUESTION: Does use of commonly used over-the-counter (OTC) pain medication affect reproductive hormones and ovulatory function in premenopausal women? SUMMARY ANSWER: Few associations were found between analgesic medication use and re…

2014

Biological variability in serum anti-Müllerian hormone throughout the menstrual cycle in ovulatory and sporadic anovulatory cycles in eumenorrheic women.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deu142

Study questionDoes serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) vary significantly throughout both ovulatory and sporadic anovulatory menstrual cycles in healthy premenopausal women?Summary answerSerum AMH levels vary statistically significantly acro…

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Depressive symptoms and their relationship with endogenous reproductive hormones and sporadic anovulation in premenopausal women

·doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.10.005

PurposeTo determine whether depressive symptoms are associated with ovulation or reproductive hormone concentrations in eumenorrheic women without a reported diagnosis of clinical depression.MethodsA prospective cohort of 248 regularly mens…

2014

Luteal phase deficiency in regularly menstruating women: prevalence and overlap in identification based on clinical and biochemical diagnostic criteria.

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2013-3534

ContextAlthough adequate luteal hormone production is essential for establishing pregnancy, luteal phase deficiency (LPD) is poorly characterized among eumenorrheic women.ObjectiveWe assessed the prevalence and overlap of two established LP…