Dr. Vanden Brink’s Full Bibliography
Selected Publications
Adolescent Health
Vanden Brink H*, Burgert TS, Barral R, Gadiraju M, Lujan ME*. (2024). Ovarian Morphology in Girls (OMG) Study: Early Evidence for Ovarian Morphology as a Biomarker of Reproductive and Metabolic Health During the First Gynecological Year. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. In Press. *co-corresponding authors
Liu, R., Figueroa, R., Brink, H. V., Vorland, C. J., Auckburally, S., Johnson, L., Garay, J., Brown, T., Simon, S., & Ells, L. (2024). The efficacy of sleep lifestyle interventions for the management of overweight or obesity in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 321. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17708-6
Schweisberger, C. L., Hornberger, L., Barral, R., Burke, C., Paprocki, E., Sherman, A., Vanden Brink, H., & Burgert, T. S. (2022). Gender diversity in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 35(11), 1422–1428. https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2022-0249
Tayachew, B*., Vanden Brink*, H., Garcia-Reyes, Y., Rahat, H., D’Alessandro, A., Frank, D. N., Robertson, C. E., Silveira, L., Kelsey, M., Pyle, L., & Cree-Green, M. (2022). Combined Oral Contraceptive Treatment Does Not Alter the Gut Microbiome but Affects Amino Acid Metabolism in Sera of Obese Girls With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Front Physiol, 13, 887077. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.887077. *co-first authorship
Paprocki, E., Barral, R. L., Vanden Brink, H., Lujan, M., & Burgert, T. S. (2019). GnRH Agonist Improves Hyperandrogenism in an Adolescent Girl With an Insulin Receptor Gene Mutation. JES, 3(6), 1196–1200. https://doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-00045
Rackow, B. W.*, Vanden Brink, H.*, Hammers, L., Flannery, C. A., Lujan, M. E., & Burgert, T. S. (2018). Ovarian Morphology by Transabdominal Ultrasound Correlates With Reproductive and Metabolic Disturbance in Adolescents With PCOS. J Adolesc Health, 62(3), 288–293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.09.005. *co-first authorship
Characterization of Ovarian Antral Follicle Dynamics
Brink, H. V., Burgert, T. S., Barral, R., Malik, A., Gadiraju, M., & Lujan, M. E. (2024). Ovarian Morphology in Girls (OMG) Longitudinal Cohort Study: Pilot Evaluation of Ovarian Morphology as a Biomarker of Reproductive and Metabolic Features During the First Gynecological Year. Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, S1083-3188(24)00185-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2024.02.004
Oldfield, A. L., Carter, F. E., Reeves, R. E., Jarrett, B. Y., Vanden Brink, H., & Lujan, M. E. (2024). Impact of a hypocaloric dietary intervention on antral follicle dynamics in eumenorrheic women with obesity. Hum Reprod, deae017. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deae017
Oldfield, A. L., Vanden Brink, H., Carter, F. E., Jarrett, B. Y., & Lujan, M. E. (2023). Obesity is associated with alterations in antral follicle dynamics in eumenorrheic women. Hum Reprod, 38(3), 459–470. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead007
Jarrett, B. Y., Vanden Brink, H., Oldfield, A. L., & Lujan, M. E. (2020). Ultrasound Characterization of Disordered Antral Follicle Development in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 105(11), e3847–e3861. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaa515
Baerwald, A., Vanden Brink, H., Lee, C., Hunter, C., Turner, K., & Chizen, D. (2020). Endometrial development during the transition to menopause: preliminary associations with follicular dynamics. Climacteric, 23(3), 288–297. https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2020.1721455
Baerwald, A., Vanden Brink, H., Hunter, C., Beuker, D., Lim, H., Lee, C. H., & Chizen, D. (2018). Age-related changes in luteal dynamics: preliminary associations with antral follicular dynamics and hormone production during the human menstrual cycle. Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 25(4), 399–407. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001021
Vanden Brink, H., Robertson, D. M., Lim, H., Lee, C., Chizen, D., Harris, G., Hale, G., Burger, H., & Baerwald, A. (2015). Associations Between Antral Ovarian Follicle Dynamics and Hormone Production Throughout the Menstrual Cycle as Women Age. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 100(12), 4553–4562. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2015-2643
Noteworthy: For the first time, we document ovulation during menses in one participant who is undergoing the transition to menopause.
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