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CRE Publications

• Mendiola J, Jørgensen N, Andersson AM, Calafat AM, Silva MJ, Redmon JB, Sparks A, Drobnis EZ, Wang C, Liu F, Swan SH. "Associations between urinary metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and reproductive hormones in fertile men." Int J Androl (2010).
• vom Saal FS, Akingbemi BT, Belcher SM, Crain DA, Crews D, Guidice LC, Hunt PA, Leranth C, Myers JP, Nadal A, Olea N, Padmanabhan V, Rosenfeld CS, Schneyer A, Schoenfelder G, Sonnenschein C, Soto AM, Stahlhut RW, Swan SH, Vandenberg LN, Wang HS, Watson CS, Welshons WV, Zoeller RT. "Flawed experimental design reveals the need for guidelines requiring appropriate positive controls in endocrine disruption research." Toxicol Sci. 2010 Jun;115(2):612-37 ( 2010 ).
• Gollenberg AL, Liu F, Brazil C, Drobnis EZ, Guzick D, Overstreet JW, Redmon JB, Sparks A, Wang C, Swan SH. "Semen quality in fertile men in relation to psychosocial stress." Fertil Steril. 93(4): p. 1104-1111 (2010). 

• Jørgensen N, Liu F, Andersson AM, Vierula M, Irvine S, Jouannet P, Brazil C, Drobnis EZ, Jensen TK, Overstreet JW, Redmon JB, Sparks A, Toppari J, Wang C, Skakkebæk, NE, Swan SH. "Serum inhibin-b in fertile men is strongly correlated with low but not high sperm counts: a coordinated study of 1,797 European and US men." Fertil Steril. (2010).

• Jensen TK, Skakkebaek NE, Asklund C, Swan SH, Rasmussen S, Jorgensen J. "Caffeine intake and semen quality: A study of 2,554 Danish men from the general population." Am J Epidemiol, 171(8), 883-891 (2010).
• Mendiola, J., Jorgensen, N., Andersson, A. M., Calafat, A. M., Ye, X., Redmon, J. B., et al."Are Environmental Levels of Bisphenol A Associated with Reproductive Function in Fertile Men?" Environ Health Perspect (2010).

• Swan, SH; Liu, F; Hines, M; Kruse, RL; Wang, C; Redmon, JB; Sparks, A; Weiss, B. "Prenatal phthalate exposure and reduced masculine play in boys". Int J Androl (2009).

• Thompson, RC; Swan, SH; Moore, CJ; vom Saal, FS. "Our plastic age". Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.Series B, Biological sciences (2009).

• Thompson, RC; Moore, CJ; vom Saal, FS; Swan, SH. "Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends". Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.Series B, Biological sciences (2009).

• Meeker, JD; Sathyanarayana, S; Swan, SH. "Phthalates and other additives in plastics: human exposure and associated health outcomes". Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.Series B, Biological sciences (2009).

• Stahlhut, RW; Welshons, WV; Swan, SH. "Bisphenol A Data in NHANES Suggest Longer Than Expected Half-Life, Substantial Non-Food Exposure, or Both". Environ Health Perspect (2009).

• Sathyanarayana, Sheela; Karr, Catherine J.; Lozano, Paula; Brown, Elizabeth; Calafat, Antonia M.; Liu, Fan; Swan, Shanna H.;. "Baby care products: possible sources of infant phthalate exposure". Pediatrics 121 (2008): 260-8 [PubMed ID: 18245401].

• Sathyanarayana, S; Calafat, A; Liu, F; Swan, SH. "Maternal and infant urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations: Are they related?". Env Research (2008).

• Swan, SH. "Environmental phthalate exposure in relation to reproductive outcomes and other health endpoints in humans". Env Research On-line (2008).

• Euling SY; Herman-Giddens ME; Lee PA; Selevan SG; Juul A; Sørensen TI; Dunkel L; Himes JH; Teilmann G; Swan SH. "Examination of US puberty-timing data from 1940 to 1994 for secular trends: panel findings." Pediatrics. 2008; 121 Suppl 3():S172-91.

• Buck Louis GM; Gray LE; Marcus M; Ojeda SR; Pescovitz OH; Witchel SF; Sippell W; Abbott DH; Soto A; Tyl RW; Bourguignon JP; Skakkebaek NE; Swan SH; Golub MS; Wabitsch M; Toppari J; Euling SY. "Environmental factors and puberty timing: expert panel research needs." Pediatrics. 2008; 121 Suppl 3():S192-207.

• Swan SH. "Alternative measures of fertility compromise." Fertility and sterility. 2008; 89(2 Suppl):e27-9.

• Swan SH. "Fetal and postnatal environmental exposures and reproductive health effects in the male: recent findings." Fertility and sterility. 2008; 89(2 Suppl):e45.

• Arbuckle TE; Hauser R; Swan SH; Mao CS; Longnecker MP; Main KM; Whyatt RM; Mendola P; Legrand M; Rovet J; Till C; Wade M; Jarrell J; Matthews S; Van Vliet G; Bornehag CG; Mieusset R. "Meeting report: measuring endocrine-sensitive endpoints within the first years of life." Environmental health perspectives. 2008; 116(7):948-51.

• Crain DA; Janssen SJ; Edwards TM; Heindel J; Ho SM; Hunt P; Iguchi T; Juul A; McLachlan JA; Schwartz J; Skakkebaek N; Soto AM; Swan S; Walker C; Woodruff TK; Woodruff TJ; Giudice LC; Guillette LJ. "Female reproductive disorders: the roles of endocrine-disrupting compounds and developmental timing." Fertility and sterility. 2008; 90(4):911-40.

• Swan, SH; Liu, F; Overstreet, JW; Brazil, C; Skakkebaek, NE. "Reply: Testis development, beef consumption and study methods". Hum Reprod 10 (2007): 1093.

• Stahlhut, RW; van Wijngaarden, E; Dye, TD; Cook, S; Swan, SH. "Concentrations of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites are Associated with Increased Waist Circumference and Insulin Resistance in Adult U.S. Males". Env Health Perspect 115 (2007): 876-82.

• Cooper TG; Brazil C; Swan SH; Overstreet JW. "Ejaculate volume is seriously underestimated when semen is pipetted or decanted into cylinders from the collection vessel." Journal of andrology. 2007; 28(1):1-4. Epub 2006 Sep 06.

• Swan SH; Liu F; Overstreet JW; Brazil C; Skakkebaek NE. "Semen quality of fertile US males in relation to their mothers' beef consumption during pregnancy." Human reproduction (Oxford, England). 2007; 22(6):1497-502. Epub 2007 Mar 28.

• Stokes-Riner A; Thurston SW; Brazil C; Guzick D; Liu F; Overstreet JW; Wang C; Sparks A; Redmon JB; Swan SH. "One semen sample or 2? Insights from a study of fertile men." Journal of andrology. 2007; 28(5):638-43. Epub 2007 May 23.

• Guzick, D. S.; Swan, S. H.;. "The decline of infertility: apparent or real?[comment]". Fertility & Sterility 86 (2006): 524-526.

• Marsee, K.; Woodruff, T. J.; Axelrad, D.; Calafat, A. M.; Swan, S. H.;. "Estimated maternal daily phthalate intakes in a population mothers of male infants exhibiting reduced anogenital distance". Environmmental Health Perspectives (2006).

• Swan SH. "Prenatal phthalate exposure and anogenital distance in male infants." Environmental health perspectives. 2006; 114(2):A88-9.

• Swan SH. "Semen quality in fertile US men in relation to geographical area and pesticide exposure." International journal of andrology. 2006; 29(1):62-8; discussion 105-8.

• Swan SH. "Does our environment affect our fertility? Some examples to help reframe the question." Seminars in reproductive medicine. 2006; 24(3):142-6.

• Carlsen E; Swan SH; Petersen JH; Skakkebaek NE. "Longitudinal changes in semen parameters in young Danish men from the Copenhagen area." Human reproduction (Oxford, England). 2005; 20(4):942-9. Epub 2005 Jan 07.

• Slama R; Bouyer J; Windham G; Fenster L; Werwatz A; Swan SH. "Influence of paternal age on the risk of spontaneous abortion." American journal of epidemiology. 2005; 161(9):816-23.

• Decrease in anogenital distance among male infants with prenatal phthalate exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives June 2005

• "Semen quality in relation to biomarkers of Pesticide exposure" Environmental Health Perspectives September 2003

• Swan, Shanna H, Environmental Agents: Causes of variation in semen quality? (Invited Commentary). Epidemiology 2003: 14(3):261-262

• "Geographic Differences in Semen Quality of Fertile US Males" Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) April 2003

• Intrauterine exposure to diethylstilbestrol: Long-term effects in humans APMIS 108: 793–804, December 2000

• The DES story: long-term consequences of prenatal exposure A history of the science of DES from "Late lessons from early warnings: the precautionary principle 1896–2000" European Environmental Agency, June 2001

• Have Sperm Densities Declined? A Reanalysis of Global Trend Data Environmental Health Perspectives 105-11, November 1997