Shanna H. Swan Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITA
SHANNA HELEN SWAN
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Secondary appointments: Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine
And Professor, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14642-8668
Phone: (585) 273-3521
shanna_swans@urcm.rochester.edu
EDUCATION
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Department of Statistics
University of California, Berkeley
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Department of Biostatistics
Columbia University, New York
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Department of Mathematics
City College of New York, New York
Magna Cum Laude
Honors in Logic (Ward Medal)
Phi Beta Kappa
CURRENT APPOINTMENT
2005 to present
Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Secondary Appointments: Professor in Community and Preventive
Medicine; Proefessor in Environmental Medicine
University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
SELECTED FORMER APPOINTMENTS
1998 to 2004
Research Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Missouri-Columbia
2001 to 2004
Associate Director for Population Sciences
University of Missouri-Columbia
2002 to 2004
Adjunct Professor
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Department of Statistics
University of Missouri-Columbia
1981 to 1998
CHIEF
Reproductive Epidemiology Section
California Department of Health Services
Berkeley, California
1980 to 1998
ADJUNCT LECTURER
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
1990 to 1992
LECTURER
New England Epidemiology Institute
Tufts University
Medford, MA
1979 to 1981
DIRECTOR
Graduate Training Program in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
1978 to 1979
VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Department of Statistics
University of California, Berkeley
1973 to 1978
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Department of Mathematics
California State University of Sonoma
Rohnert Park, California
SELECTED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES AND STUDY SECTIONS
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World Federation of Scientists (from 2003)
Environmental Concepts Made Easy Advisory Committee
(from 2002)
Science Communication Network Advisory Committee (from
2003)
National Academy of Science: Committee on HormoneRelated Toxicants (1995-1999)
National Center for Environmental Health Sciences:
Environmental Health Sciences Review Committee (19911993)
National Center for Health Services Research: Developmental
Grants Review (1986-1988)
CONSULTANCIES
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Food and Drug Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
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Occupational Safety and Health
National Institutes of Health
 Contraceptive Evaluation Branch
 Child Health and Human Development
 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
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Phi Beta Kappa
American Public Health Association
Society for Epidemiologic Research
Int Soc Environmental Epidemiology
American Statistical Association
Biometric Society
American Society of Andrology
Int Soc for Exposure Assessment
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Environmental Health Perspectives
Science of the Total Environment
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ORGANIZER
o The Precautionary Principle: Facing great risks with great
uncertainties (AAAS 2000)
o Gordon Research Conference on Environmental
Endocrine Disruption (Vice Chair 2006, Chair 2008)
o Workshop on Reproductive Toxicity of Atrazine (2005)
REVIEWER FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS:
o American Journal of Epidemiology
o American Journal of Industrial Medicine
o Archives of Environmental Health
o Asian Journal of Andrology
o Cancer Causes and Control
o Environmental Health
o Environmental Health Perspectives
o Environmental Research
o Epidemiology
o Human Reproduction
o Journal of the American Medical Association
o Journal of the American Public Health Association
o Journal of the American Statistical Association
o Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
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SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS SINCE 2000
Time
Jan
2005
Place
Copenhagen, DK
Meeting/Seminar
Workshop on Fertility and
Reproduction
Dec
2004
Zurich, CH and
Lausanne, CH
NRP50 Seminars
Nov
2004
Oct
2004
Sep
2004
Columbia, MO
MU Nutrition Seminar
New Orleans, LA
EPA STAR Grant Research
Program: PI meeting
Seminar series on Growth and
Reproduction
Aug
2004
Rochester, NY
Seminar Series on
Environmental Epidemiology
Aug
2004
Baltimore, MD
Departmental Seminar at
Blomberg School of Public
Health
Measuring
Impacts of Complex
Environmental Exposures
on Human Populations
Jul
2004
Stanford, CA
Women’s Health at Stanford:
21st Century Epidemiology:
Measuring
Environmental Impacts
on Human Populations
Jun
2004
New London, NH
Apr
2004
Baltimore, MD
Gordon Research Conference
on Environmental Endocrine
Disruptors
Johns Hopkins Seminar Series:
Addressing Health Disparities
Dec
2003
Sendai, Japan
Nov
2003
Rosemont, IL
Oct
2003
New Orleans, LA
The challenge of low-level
ubiquitous exposures; A new
paradigm for epidemiology?
Critical challenges in
assessing risks of low-level
ubiquitous exposures
Semen quality in relation to
exposure to currently used
pesticides
Transforming the question of
pubertal timing from temporal
to geographic variation
Semen quality and adult
exposure to currently used
pesticides
Copenhagen, DK
6th International Symposium on
Environmental Endocrine
Disruptors
Serano Conference on Puberty
Timing
e.hormone 2003
Title
!) Semen quality of fertile US
men
2) Prenatal phthalate
exposure and male genital
development
Measuring Impacts of
Complex Environmental
Exposures on Human
Populations
Phthalates in Pregnant
Women and Children
Phthalate exposure in US
mothers and their infants
Phthalates and infant
development: New findings
from the Study for Future
Families
Measuring
Impacts of Complex
Environmental Exposures
on Human Populations
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Sep
2003
Copenhagen,
Denmark
EU Symposium of Fertility and
Fecundity
Aug
2003
Erice, Italy
World Federation of Scientists
Apr
2003
Phoenix, AZ
Andrology Society of America
Apr
2003
Fairborn, OH
Mar
2003
Indianapolis, IN
Dept of Defense: Toxicology
and Risk Assessment
Conference
University of Indiana:
Endocrinology Seminar
Mar
2003
Research Triangle
Park, NC
Nov
2002
Columbia, MO
Oct
2002
Research Triangle
Park, NC
EPA: STAR Research Program
PI Meeting
Oct
2002
Tulane University,
New Orleans, CA
e.hormone 2002
Aug
2002
University of British
Columbia,
Vancouver CA
University of
Southern CA, Los
Angeles, CA.
International Society of
Environmental Epidemiology
Jul
2002
May
2001
South Hadley, MA
Gordon Conference on
Endocrine Disruption
Missouri Symposium of
Women’s Health
Mar
2001
Okazaki, Japan
Symposium on Endocrine
Disruption
Feb
2001
Tsukuba, Japan
Oct
2000
Monterey, CA
National Institute for
Environmental Science: USJapan Symposium on
Endocrine Disruption
International Society for
Exposure Assessment
Aug
2002
Columbia, MO
NIEHS Workshop on Human
Health Effects of Phthalate
Exposure
Reproduction Biology SeminarFood for the 21st Century
Research Seminar in
Environmental Epidemiology
Can historical data provide
meaningful information on
trends in time to pregnancy?
Have environmental
chemicals impaired human
male reproductive
performance?
Separating environmental
from other causes of variation
in semen quality
Examining the effects of
EDCs on human health: An
overview and a case study
Can environmental pesticide
exposure impair semen
quality?
Birth cohorts and
developmental endpoints
Geographic difference in
semen quality of fertile US
Males
Study for Future Families II:
Phthalates in Pregnant
Women and Children
Rural-urban differences in
fertile US males: possible role
for agricultural chemicals
Health risks of water
disinfection by-products
Can exposure to agricultural
chemicals explain the ruralurban differences in semen
quality?
Current use pesticides and
semen quality
Health and endocrine
disruption: What women
should know
Reduced Sperm Count,
Subfertility, Testicular Cancer:
Steps on a Causal Pyramid?
Male reproduction and EDCs:
An overview
Disinfection by-products and
reproductive risks: Issues in
exposure assessment.
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Oct
2000
Little Rock, AR
Sep
2000
Jun
2000
Atlanta, GA
May
2000
Copenhagen, DK
Feb
2000
Washington, DC
Plymouth, NH
National Center for
Toxicological Research:
Research Seminar
American College of
Epidemiology
Gordon Research Conference
on Endocrine Disruption
Hormone and endocrine
disruptors in food and water:
Possible effects on human
health.
American Association for the
Advancement of Science
Low dose exposures: the
challenge to epidemiologists
Recruitment rates; when do
they matter?
Limits of traditional
epidemiology: The need for
environmentally-sensitive
epidemiology
Long-term effects of
intrauterine exposure to DES
in humans
The Precautionary Principle:
Facing great risks with great
uncertainties
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FUNDED RESEARCH SINCE 1998
Dates
Title
Agency
Amount
9/1/98-8/31/04
U.S. Study of Semen Quality in
Partners of Pregnant Women
Increasing incidence of human
male reproductive health
disorders in relation to
environmental effects on
growth- and sex
Reproductive Effects of
Disinfection By-Products in
Drinking Water
Risk Communication and Public
Participation During the
Investigation of Cancer Clusters
Phthalates in Pregnant Women
and Children
Current-use pesticides:
Assessing exposure and
spermatotoxicity
NIEHS
$2,538,880
European
Commission
$732,610
EPA
$6,920
(Subcontract)
National Science
Foundation
$331,019
EPA: STAR
$2,816,392
EPA: STAR
$672,821
7/6/00-7/1/06
2/1/00-6/1/03
4/1/02-3/31/04
9/1/02-8/31/06
11/1/05-10/31/08
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1.
Swan SH, Brown W. Oral contraceptive use, sexual activity and cervical carcinoma.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1981; 139(1): 52-57.
2.
Swan SH. Inflammatory disease associated with oral contraceptive use. [Letter].
Lancet 1981; 2(8250):809.
3.
Swan SH, Petitti DB. A review of problems and bias and confounding in epidemiologic
studies of cervical neoplasia and oral contraceptive use. Am J Epidemiol 1982; 115(1):
10-18.
4.
Swan SH. Establishing causation: the role of epidemiologic evidence. In: Gelfand A.
ed. Proceedings of the ASA Workshop on Law and Justice Statistics. Toronto, US
Govt. Printing Office, 1984.
5.
Rudolph L, Swan SH. Reproductive hazards in the microelectronics industry. Occup
Med 1986; 1(1): 135-143.
6.
Swan SH, Robins JM. Comment on: An analysis of contaminated well water and
health effects in Woburn, Massachusetts by Lagakos, Wessen and Zelen, J Am Stat
Assoc 1986; 81(395): 604-609.
7.
Swan SH. Smoking and cervical cancer. In: Rosenberg M, ed. Smoking and
Reproductive Health, Littleton, Ma, 1987:176-185.
8.
Swan SH. Diethylstilbestrol and Vaginal Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma. [Letter] Am J
Med 1987; 83:372-374.
9.
Swan SH. Commentary on: Uses of epidemiological information in pollution episode
management by Clark Heath. In: Proceedings of the First International Conference on
Environmental Epidemiology. Pittsburgh Pa, 1987.
10. Shaw G, Selvin S, Swan SH, Merrill D, Schulman J. An examination of three spatial
disease clustering methodologies. Int J Epidemiol 1988; 17(4): 913-919.
11. Swan SH. Drinking water exposure and human reproductive endpoints. In:
Proceedings of the Workgroup on Reproductive and Developmental Epidemiology.
Cincinnati, OH, USEPA, 1988:123-144.
12. Deane M, Swan SH, Harris JA, Epstein DM, Neutra RR. Adverse pregnancy
outcomes in relation to water contamination, Santa Clara County, California. Am J
Epidemiol 1989; 129(5): 894-904.
13. Harnly ME, Swan SH, Holly EA, Kelter A, and Padian N. Temporal trends in the
incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and selected malignancies in a population with
a high incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Epidemiol 1989;
128:(2) 261-267.
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14. Hertz-Picciotto I, Swan SH, Neutra RR, Samuels SJ. Spontaneous abortions in
relation to tap water: an application of methods from survival analysis to a pregnancy
follow-up study. Am J Epidemiol 1989; 130(1): 79-93.
15. Swan SH, Shaw G, Harris JA, Neutra RR. Congenital cardiac anomalies in relation to
water contamination, Santa Clara County, California, 1981-1983. Am J Epidemiol
1989; 129(5): 885-893.
16. Shaw GM, Swan SH, Harris JA, Malcoe LH. Maternal water consumption during
pregnancy and congenital cardiac anomalies. Epidemiology 1990; 1(3):206-211.
17. Swan SH, Shaw GM, Shulman J. Reporting accuracy among mothers of malformed
and nonmalformed infants. [Letter] Am J Epidemiol 1990; 131:935-936.
18. Windham GC, Fenster L, Swan SH, Neutra RR. Use of video display terminals in
pregnancy and the risk of spontaneous abortion, low birthweight, or intrauterine growth
retardation. Am J Indust Med 1990; 18(6):675-688.
19. Wrensch M, Swan SH, Lipscomb J, Epstein D, Fenster L, Claxton K, Murphy PJ,
Neutra RR. Pregnancy outcomes in women potentially exposed to solvent
contaminated drinking water in San Jose, California. Am J Epidemiol 1990; 131(2):
283-300.
20. Wrensch M, Swan SH, Murphy PJ, Lipscomb J, Claxton K, Epstein D, Neutra RR.
Hydrogeologic assessment of exposure to solvent contaminated drinking water:
pregnancy outcomes in relation to exposure. Arch Environ Health 1990; 45:210-216.
21. Fenster L, Swan SH, Windham GC, Neutra RR. Assessment of reporting consistency
in a case-control study of spontaneous abortions. Am J Epidemiol 1991; 133(5):477488.
22. Fenster L, Eskenazi B, Windham GC, Swan SH. Caffeine consumption during
pregnancy and spontaneous abortion. Epidemiology 1991; 2(3):168-174.
23. Fenster L, Windham GC, Swan SH, Eskenazi B. Miscarriage, caffeine, and the
epiphenomena of pregnancy: the causal model [Letter]. Epidemiology 1991; 2(4):313.
24. Lipscomb J, Fenster L, Wrensch M, Shusterman D, Swan SH. Pregnancy outcomes in
women potentially exposed to occupational solvents and women working in the
electronics industry. J Occup Med 1991; 33(5):597-604.
25. Shaw GM, Malcoe LH, Milea A, Swan SH. Chlorinated water exposures and
congenital cardiac anomalies [Letter]. Epidemiology 1991; 2(6):459-460.
26. Shaw GM, Malcoe LH, Lammer EJ, Swan SH. Maternal use of cocaine during
pregnancy and congenital cardiac defects. [Letter] J Pediatr 1991; 118(1):167-168.
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27. Swan SH, Lasley B. "When is it time to get married" or "When should the assay user
and the assay developer collaborate?" Environmental Health Perspectives 1991;
94:143-146.
28. Windham GC, Shusterman D, Swan SH, Fenster L, Eskanazi B. Exposure to organic
solvents and adverse pregnancy outcome. Am J Indust Med 1991; 20(2):241-259.
29. Deane M, Swan SH, Harris JA, Epstein DM, Neutra RR. Adverse pregnancy
outcomes in relation to water consumption: a re-analysis of data from the original
Santa Clara County Study, California, 1980-1981. Epidemiology 1992; 3:94-97.
30. Fenster L, Windham GC, Swan SH, Epstein DM, Neutra RR. Tap or bottled water
consumption and spontaneous abortion in a case control study of reporting and
consistency. Epidemiology 1992 3(2)120-124.
31. Hertz-Picciotto I, Swan SH, Neutra RR, Samuels SJ. Reporting bias and mode of
interview in a study of adverse pregnancy outcomes and water consumption.
Epidemiology 1992 3(2):104-112.
32. Keen CL, Uriu-Hare JY, Swan SH, Neutra RR. The effects of water source on
reproductive outcomes in Fischer-344 rats. Epidemiology 1992; 3(2):130-133.
33. Neutra RR, Swan SH, Mack T. Clusters galore: insights about environmental clusters
from probability theory. Science of the Total Environment 1992; 127(1-2):187-200.
34. Neutra RR, Swan SH, Hertz-Picciotto I, Windham GC, Wrensch M, Shaw GM, Fenster
L, Deane M. Potential sources of bias and confounding in environmental epidemiologic
studies of pregnancy outcomes. Epidemiology 1992 3(2):134-142.
35. Shaw GM, Malcoe L, Shulman J, Cummins S, Harris J, Swan SH. Congenital cardiac
anomalies relative to selected maternal exposures and conditions during early
pregnancy (letter). Eur J Epidemiol 1992; 8(5): 757-760.
36. Swan SH, Neutra RR, Wrensch M, Hertz-Picciotto I, Windham G, Fenster L, Epstein
D, Deane M. Is drinking water related to spontaneous abortion? Reviewing the
evidence from the California Department of Health Services studies. Epidemiology
1992; 3(2):83-93.
37. Swan SH, Shaw GM, Schulman J. Reporting and selection bias in case-control
studies of congenital malformations. Epidemiology 1992; 3(4):356-363.
38. Swan SH, Shaw GM, Schulman J. Reporting and selection bias in case-control studies
of congenital malformations. Epidemiology 1992; 3(4):356-363. [Response to Letter]
1993; 4.
39. Thomas D, Petitti DB, Goldhaber M. Swan SH, Rappaport E, Hertz-Piccioto I.
Reproductive outcomes in relation to malathion spraying in the San Francisco Bay
area, 1981-1982. Epidemiology 1992 3(1); 32-39.
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40. Windham GC, Fenster L, Swan SH. Moderate maternal and paternal alcohol
consumption and the risk of spontaneous abortion. Epidemiology 1992; 3(4):364-370.
41. Windham GC, Swan SH, Fenster L, Neutra RR. Tap or bottled water consumption
and spontaneous abortion: a 1986 case-control study in California. Epidemiology 1992
3(:113-119.
42. Windham GC, Swan SH, Fenster L. Parental cigarette smoking and the risk of
spontaneous abortion Am J Epidemiol 1992; 135(12):1394-1403.
43. Wrensch MR, Swan SH, Lipscomb J, Epstein DM, Neutra RR, Fenster L.
Spontaneous abortions and birth defects related to tap and bottled water use.
Epidemiology 1992 3(2):98-103.
44. Swan SH. Pregnancy outcomes in DES daughters. In: Giusti, RM. Ed. Report of the
NIH Workshop on Long-term Effects of Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol (DES).
Bethesda, Md.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health
Service. National Institutes of Health. 1992:42-9.
45. Eskenazi B, Fenster L, Swan SH, Samuels SJ. Caffeine use during pregnancy: how
much is safe? [Letter; comment]. JAMA 1993; 270(1):47-48.
46. Swan SH. On toxic tort cases. [Letter] Risk Analysis 1993; 13:2.
47. Swan SH. Judging science [Letter] Science 1993; 260(5110):879.
48. Eskenazi B, Fenster L, English P, Wight S, Windham GC, Swan SH. Physical exertion
as a risk factor for spontaneous abortion. Epidemiology 1994; 5(1):6-13.
49. Swan SH, Shaw GM. Should we consider a subject’s knowledge of the etiologic
hypothesis in the analysis of case-control studies? [Letter] Am J Epidemiol 1994;
140:1056-1057.
50. Fenster L, Schaefer C, Mathur A, Hiatt RA, Pieper C, Von Behren J, Swan SH.
Psychologic stress in the workplace and spontaneous abortion. Am J Epidemiol 1995;
142(11): 1176-1183
51. Beaumont JJ, Swan SH, Hammond K, Samuels SJ, Green RS, Hallock MF,
Dominguez C, Boyd P, Schenker MB. Historical cohort investigation of spontaneous
abortion in the Semiconductor Health Study: Epidemiologic methods and analyses of
risk in fabrication overall and in fabrication work groups. Am J Ind Med 1995; 28(6):
735-750.
52. Schenker MB, Gold EB, Hammond SK, Beaumont J, Eskenazi B, Lasley BL, McCurdy
SA, Samuels SJ, Saiki CL, Swan SH. The association of spontaneous abortion and
other reproductive effects with work in the semiconductor industry. Am J Ind Med
1995; 28(6): 639-659.
53. Swan SH, Beaumont JJ, Hammond SK, VonBehren J, Green R, Hallock MF, Woskie
SR, Hines CJ, Schenker MB. Historical cohort study of spontaneous abortion among
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fabrication workers in the Semiconductor Health Study: agent-level analysis. Am J Ind
Med 1995; 28(6): 751-769.
54. Uriu-Hare JY, Swan SH, Bui LM, Neutra RR, Keen CL. Drinking water source and
reproductive outcomes in Sprague-Dawley rats. Reprod Toxicol 1995; 9(6): 549-561.
55. Windham GC, Fenster L, Hopkins B, Swan SH. The association of moderate maternal
and paternal alcohol consumption with birthweight and gestational age. Epidemiology
1995:6(6):591-597.
56. Windham GC, Swan SH, Fenster L. Maternal smoking and alcohol consumption in
relation to birthweight. [Letter] Epidemiology 1995; 6:510.
57. Waller K, Reim J, Fenster L, Swan SH, Brumback B, Windham GC, Lasley B, Ettinger
B, Marcus R. Bone Mass and subtle abnormalities in ovulatory function in health
women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996; 81(2):663-668.
58. Swan SH, Forest W. Reproductive risks of glycol ethers and other agents used in
semiconductor manufacturing. Occup Hygiene 1996; 2:373-385.
59. Windham GC, Swan SH. Moderate maternal drinking and infant birthweight [letter]
Epidemiology 1997 8(1):112-113.
60. Swan SH. Hormone replacement therapy and the risk of reproductive cancers. J
Psychosom Obstet Gynecol 1997 18(2):165-174.
61. Fenster L, Hubbard AE, Windham GC, Waller KO, Swan SH. A prospective study of
work-related physical exertion and spontaneous abortion. Epidemiology 1997; 8(1):6674.
62. Windham GC, Von Behren J, Fenster L, Schaefer C, Swan SH. Moderate maternal
alcohol consumption and risk of spontaneous abortion. Epidemiology 1997; 8:509-514.
63. Fenster L, Hubbard AE, Swan SH. Windham GC, Waller K, Hiatt RA, Benowitz N.
Caffeinated beverages, decaffeinated coffee and spontaneous abortion. Epidemiology
1997; 8(5):514-523.
64. Fenster L, Katz DF, Wyrobek AJ, Pieper C, Rempel DM, Oman D, Swan SH. Effects
of psychological stress on human semen quality. J Androl 1997 18(2):194-202.
65. Scialli AR, Swan SH, Amler RW, Baird DD, Eskenazi B, Gist G, Hatch MC, Kesner JS,
Lemasters GK, Marcus M, Paul ME, Schulte P, Taylor Z, Wilcox AJ, Zahniser.
Assessment of reproductive disorders and birth defects in communities near
hazardous chemical sites II. Female reproductive disorders. Reprod Toxicol 1997:
11(2-3): 231-242.
66. Swan SH, Elkin EP, Fenster L. Have sperm densities declined? A reanalysis of global
trend data. Environmental Health Perspectives 1997; 105(11):1228-1232.
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67. Swan SH, Elkin E, Fenster L. Debate about sperm count decline: reply. Environmental
Health Perspectives 1998; 106(8): A370-A371
68. Swan SH, Elkin EP, Fenster L. Response: Sperm density declines. [Letter]
Environmental Health Perspectives 1998; 106(9):420-421.
69. Swan SH, Waller K, Hopkins B, Windham G, Fenster L, Schaefer C, Neutra R. A
prospective study of spontaneous abortion: relation to amount and source of drinking
water consumed in early pregnancy. Epidemiology 1998; 9(2): 126-133.
70. Waller K, Swan SH, DeLorens G. Trihalomethanes in drinking water and spontaneous
abortion. Epidemiology 1998: 9(2): 134-140.
71. Swan SH, Waller K. Drinking water and reproductive outcomes. [Letter]. Epidemiology
1998; 9(3):358.
72. Waller K, Swan SH, Windham GC, Fenter L, Elkin EP, Lasley BL. Use of urine
biomarkers to evaluate menstrual function in healthy premenopausal women. Amer J
Epidemiol 1998; 147(11):1071-1080.
73. Swan SH, Waller K. Disinfection by-products and adverse pregnancy outcomes: what
is the agent and how should it be measured? (Editorial). Epidemiology 1998; 9(5):479481.
74. Swan SH. Sperm count decline inconclusive. Health & Environment Digest 1998;
12:68-70.
75. Swan SH. Selection biases in semen study? Fertil Steril 1998 69(6): 1158.
76. Fowler B, LaDou J, Osoria AM, Paul M, Swan SH, Teitlebaum DT. Open letter to the
Greenock telegraph, Greenock, Scotland. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 1998; 4(3):
204-205.
77. Fenster L, Waller K, Chen J, Hubbard AE, Windham GC, Elkin E, Swan S.
Psychological stress in the workplace and menstrual function. Am J Epidemiol 1999;
149(2):127-134.
78. Windham GC, Elkin EP, Swan SH, Waller KO, Fenster L. Cigarette smoking and
effects on menstrual function. Obstet Gynecol 1999; 93(1):59-65.
79. Kharrazi M, Epstein D, Hopkins B, Kreutzer R, Doeberrt G, HIatt R, Swan SH,
Eskenazi B, Pirkle JL, Bernert JT. Evaluation of four maternal smoking questions. Pub
Health Reports 1999; 114(1):60-70.
80. Fenster L, Quale C, Waller K, Windham G, Elkin E, Benowitz N, Swan SH. Caffeine
consumption and menstrual function. Am J Epidemiol 1999; 149(6): 550-557.
81. Hovi SL, Hemminki E, Swan SH. Cosmetic and postmastectomy breast implants:
Finnish women’s experiences. J Womens Health & Gender-Based Med 1999; 8(7):
933-939.
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82. Elkin EP, Windham GC, Benowitz NL, Swan SH. Occasional smoking in a study of
premenopausal women. Amer J Public Health 1999; 89(3):420-421.
83. Cunha, JR, Forsberg J-G, Golden R., Haney A, Iguchi T, Newbold R, Swan S,
Welshons W. New Approaches for Estimating Risk from Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol.
Env Health Perspect 1999; 107, Supplement 4: 625-30.
84. Swan SH, Hertz-Picciotto I. Reasons for infecundity [Letter]. Family Planning Perspect
1999; 31(3):156-157.
85. Swan SH, Elkin EP. Declining semen quality: can the past inform the present?
BioEssays: News and Reviews in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology 1999;
21(7):614-621.
86. Andersen AG, Jorgensen N, Andersson AM, Carlsen E, Skakkebaek NE, Jensen TK,
Keiding N, Swan SH. Serum levels of testosterone do not provide evidence of
selection bias in studies of male reproductive health. Epidemiology 2000; 11(2):232234.
87. Windham GC, Shaw GM, Todoroff K, Swan SH. Miscarriage and the use of multivitamins or folic acid [Letter]. Am J Med Genetics AJMG 2000, 90(3):261-262.
88. Windham GC, Hopkins B, Fenster L, Swan SH. Prenatal Active or Passive Tobacco
Smoke Exposure and the Risk of Preterm Delivery or LBW. Epidemiology 2000;
11(4):427-433.
89. Swan SH, Elkin EP, Fenster L. The question of declining sperm density revisited: an
analysis of 101 studies published 1934-1996. Environmental Health Perspectives
2000; 108(10):961-966.
90. Swan SH. Long term human effects of prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol. APMIS
2000;108: 793-804.
91. Windham, GC, Mitchell PR, Fenster L, Lasley BL, Waller K, Swan, SH. Tobacco
smoke exposure and urinary hormone excretion. American Journal of Epidemiology
2001; 153:S136.
92. Swan, SH. Intrauterine exposure to diethylstilbestrol: long-term effects in humans. In
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93. Ibarreta D, Swan SH. The DES story: long-term consequences of prenatal exposure.
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94. Waller K, Swan SH, Windham G, Fenster L. Influence of exposure assessment
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and spontaneous abortion. J Exposure Assess Environ Epidemiol 2001; 11(6):522531.
95. Goldman LR, Newbold R, Swan SH. Exposure to soy-based formula in infancy.
[Letter]. JAMA 2001; 286(19):2402-2403.
96. Swan SH and Vom Saal FS. Alterations in male reproductive development: the role of
endocrine disrupting chemicals. In: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Vol.
3M: endocrine disruptors (ed. by M. Metzler) Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002,
131-170.
97. Windham GC, Elkin E, Fenster L, Waller K, Anderson M, Mitchell PR, Lasley B, Swan
SH. Ovarian hormones in premenopausal women: variation by demographic,
reproductive and menstrual cycle characteristics. Epidemiology 2002; 13(6):675-684.
98. Swan SH. Brazil C, Drobnis EZ, Liu, F, Kruse RL, Hatch M, Redmon, JB, Wang C,
Overstreet JW, and the Study for Future Families Research Group. Geographic
differences in semen quality of fertile US males. Environmental Health Perspectives
2003; 111(4): 414-420.
99. Swan SH. Environmental agents: Causes of variation in semen quality? (Invited
Commentary) Epidemiology 2003; 14:261-262.
100. Windham G. Waller K, Anderson M, Fenster L, Mendola P, Swan SH. Chlorination byproducts in drinking water and menstrual cycle function. Environmental Health
Perspectives 2003; 111(7):935-941.
101. Swan SH, Kruse R, Liu F, Barr D, Drobnis E, Redmon B, Wang C, Brazil C, Overstreet
JW, and the Study for Future Families Research Group. Biomarkers of pesticide
exposure in relation to and semen quality. Environmental Health Perspectives 2003;
111:1478-1484.
102. Fenster L, Waller K, Windham G, Henneman T, Anderson M, Mendola P, Overstreet
JW, Swan SH. Trihalomethane levels in home tap water and semen quality.
Epidemiology 2003; 14(6):650-658.
103. Swan SH. Semen quality in relation to pesticide exposure in Missouri males. [Letter]
Missouri Medicine 2003; 100(6): 554.
104. Myers JP, Guillette LJ, Jr., Palanza P, Parmigiani S, Swan SH, Vom Saal FS.
Endocrine disrupting chemicals. In: Ragaini RC, editor. International Seminar on
Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies, 30th session: "E. Majorana" Centre for
Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy, 18-26 August 2003. River Edge, N.J.: World Scientific;
2004, 105-121.
105. Brazil C, Swan SH, Drobnis EZ, Liu F, Wang C, Redmon JB, Overstreet JW and the
Study for Future Families Research Group. Standardized Methods for Semen
Evaluation in a Multicenter Research Study. J Androlog 2004; 25:635-644.
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106. Brazil C, Swan SH, Tollner CR, Treece C, Drobnis EZ, Wang C, Redmon JB,
Overstreet JW and the Study for Future Families Research Group. Quality Control of
Laboratory Methods for Semen Evaluation in a Multicenter Research Study. J
Androlog 2004; 25: 645-656.
107. Ren C, Sun D, Speckman PL, Chong ZH. Swan SH. Hierarchical Models for the
Probabilities of Conception. In press, Biometrical Journa 2004.
108. Swan SH. Your environment; your fertility: is there a link? In: INCIID A.R.T. Directory
2005. Arlington, VA: InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
(INCIID); 2004. p. 13-19.
109. Slama R, Bouyer J, Windham G, Fenster L, Werwatz A, Swan SH. Influence of
Paternal Age on the risk of spontaneous abortion. In press, Amer J Epidemiol. 2005
110. Carlsen E, Swan SH, Petersen JH, Skakkebæk, Longitudinal changes in semen
parameters in young Danish men from the Copenhagen area. In press, Human
Reprod. 2005.
111. Swan SH, Main KM, Liu, F, Stewart SL, Kruse RL, Calafat AM, Mao CS, Redmon JB,
Ternand CL, Sullivan S, Teague JL. Anogenital distance -a marker of fetal androgen
action- is decreased in male infants following phthalate exposure during pregnancy.
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