2009
The relationship between handedness and risk of multiple sclerosis
Gardener H, Munger K, Chitnis T, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A. The relationship between handedness and risk of multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2009, 15: 587-592. PMID: 19389750, PMCID: PMC2771381, DOI: 10.1177/1352458509102622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisHealth StudyHand preferenceOngoing prospective cohort studyUtero hormone exposureNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyMultiple sclerosis riskSex steroid hormonesLeft-handed womenLeft-handed individualsCohort studyAutoimmune disordersIncident casesUtero exposureUnknown etiologyPrenatal exposureSex hormonesImmune disordersStudy populationHormone exposureSclerosisFemale nursesSteroid hormonesRisk
1999
Reproducibility of plasma and urinary sex hormone levels in premenopausal women over a one-year period.
Michaud DS, Manson JE, Spiegelman D, Barbieri RL, Sepkovic DW, Bradlow HL, Hankinson SE. Reproducibility of plasma and urinary sex hormone levels in premenopausal women over a one-year period. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 1999, 8: 1059-64. PMID: 10613337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremenopausal womenIntraclass correlation coefficientLuteal phaseHormone levelsBlood samplesEndogenous sex steroid hormonesUrinary sex hormone levelsUrinary sex hormonesUrinary estrogen metabolitesSex hormone levelsSex steroid hormonesSets of bloodSingle blood sampleHigh intraclass correlation coefficientsLuteal phase samplesPlasma estrogenMenstrual cycleSex hormonesPlasma estradiolBreast cancerEstrogen metabolitesEstrone sulfateUrinary 2One-year periodSteroid hormones
1994
The effect of dietary fat and fiber on serum estrogen concentrations in premenopausal women under controlled dietary conditions
Goldin B, Woods M, Spiegelman D, Longcope C, Morrill‐LaBrode A, Dwyer J, Gualtieri L, Hertzmark E, Gorbach S. The effect of dietary fat and fiber on serum estrogen concentrations in premenopausal women under controlled dietary conditions. Cancer 1994, 74: 1125-1131. PMID: 8039147, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940801)74:3+<1125::aid-cncr2820741521>3.0.co;2-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremenopausal womenSerum concentrationsSex hormonesDietary fatEstrone sulfateSerum sex hormonesSerum estrogen concentrationsSignificant decreaseInitial control periodDietary fiberMetabolic kitchenFollicular phaseMenstrual cycleFree estradiolAmount of fatEstrogen concentrationsHigh fiberDietary conditionsControl periodEstradiolIndependent effectsWomenAndrostenedioneFatHormone