2023
Examining the association between urinary triclosan levels and menopausal status: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003 to 2016
Beroukhim G, Kayani J, Taylor H, Pal L. Examining the association between urinary triclosan levels and menopausal status: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003 to 2016. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2023, 30: 906-912. PMID: 37625087, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000002233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenopausal statusBody mass indexSmoking exposureMass indexNational HealthLinear regression analysisTCS levelsTriclosan levelsRetrospective cross-sectional studyMultivariable linear regression analysisReproductive health questionnaireUrinary triclosan levelsDuration of menopauseMultivariate linear regression analysisNutrition Examination SurveyCross-sectional studyYears of ageRegression analysisFemale participantsPostmenopausal statusPostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenSurgical menopausePremature menopauseUrinary levelsEffects of androgen excess and body mass index on endothelial function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Berbrier D, Leone C, Adler T, Bender J, Taylor H, Stachenfeld N, Usselman C. Effects of androgen excess and body mass index on endothelial function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2023, 134: 868-878. PMID: 36861670, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00583.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeEndothelial dysfunctionEndothelial functionOvary syndromeAndrogen excessLean womenObese womenEstradiol supplementationLow flow-mediated constrictionOW/OB groupOverweight/obese womenMarked endothelial dysfunctionSevere endothelial dysfunctionFree testosterone levelsBody mass indexFlow-mediated dilation (FMD) testFree testosteroneMass indexReactive hyperemiaOB groupTestosterone levelsHealth differEndothelial pathophysiologyDysfunctionAndrogens
2017
Relationship between body mass index and endothelial dysfunction in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome
Adler T, Usselman C, Anaeto L, Schapiro R, Steele F, Toffoloni N, Takamata A, Taylor H, Stachenfeld N. Relationship between body mass index and endothelial dysfunction in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.691.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolycystic ovary syndromeEndothelial dysfunctionOvary syndromeFlow-mediated dilation responseSympathetic nervous system activationCardiovascular disease riskBody mass indexFlow-mediated dilation (FMD) testAmerican Heart AssociationMinutes of occlusionNervous system activationRotterdam criteriaFMD responseBrachial arteryEndothelial functionEndothelial healthHealthy womenHyperemic responseMass indexSuprasystolic pressureControl womenHeart AssociationInsulin resistanceClinical indicesReproductive age