Whitworth KW

ORCID: 0000-0003-2334-6066 · 4 papers in corpus
observational 2023
Frontiers in reproductive health ·doi:10.3389/frph.2023.1296590

INTRODUCTION: Given limited evidence of previous studies, we evaluated the role of environmental justice (EJ) burden (i.e., a neighborhood characterized by both increased environmental burden and socioeconomic deprivation) in Black-White di…

observational 2018
Environment international ·doi:10.1016/j.envint.2017.12.015

OBJECTIVE: Because oral contraceptives (OC) tends to lessen menstrual fluid loss - a route of excretion for perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) - we hypothesized that such use would be positively associated with PFAS concentrations. METHODS:…

observational 2012
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) ·doi:10.1097/ede.0b013e31823b5031

BACKGROUND: Perfluorinated compounds are ubiquitous pollutants; epidemiologic data suggest they may be associated with adverse health outcomes, including subfecundity. We examined subfecundity in relation to 2 perfluorinated compounds-perfl…

observational 2011
Diabetologia ·doi:10.1007/s00125-010-2003-6

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: We assessed the effects of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes on fecundability (as manifest by increased time-to-pregnancy [TTP]) in a large cohort of pregnant women. METHODS: This study is based on the Norwegian Mother a…