Publications
Adolescent Health
Weight loss associated with semaglutide use is linked to improved reproductive measures in polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome: a proof-of-concept analysis
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2026.06.002
Cree, M. G., Garcia-Reyes, Y., Shapiro, A., Carey, G., Spencer, K., Medrano, G. I., Faulkner, C., Roth, L. P., Huguelet, P., Caldwell, A. E., Catenacci, V. A., Brink, H. V., & Santoro, N. (2026)
Obesity Management in Female Adolescents
https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.15238
Roth LP, Bernier A, Gulley L, Lohse K, Whooten R, Allen L, Vanden Brink H, Sfeir J, Simon S, Finn E, Cree MG. (2025).
Ovarian Morphology in Girls (OMG) Study: Early Evidence for Ovarian Morphology as a Biomarker of Reproductive and Metabolic Health During the First Gynecological Year.
https://doi.org/ 10.1016/jpag-2024-02004
Vanden Brink H*, Burgert TS, Barral R, Gadiraju M, Lujan ME*. (2024).
Gender diversity in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome.
https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2022-0249
Schweisberger, C. L., Hornberger, L., Barral, R., Burke, C., Paprocki, E., Sherman, A., Vanden Brink, H., & Burgert, T. S. (2022).
GnRH Agonist Improves Hyperandrogenism in an Adolescent Girl With an Insulin Receptor Gene Mutation
Psychological symptoms in perimenarcheal adolescents: association with PCOS risk factors
https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1551958
Vanden Brink H, McCormick KC, Lujan ME, Chang J, Ipp L, Mudrak EL, Alladeen A, Lamar H, Kim JY, Mendle J. (2025).
Changes in the Bile Acid Pool and Timing of Female Puberty: Potential Novel Role of Hypothalamic TGR5. Endocrinology
https://doi.org/10.1210/endocr/bqae098.
Vanden Brink H, Vandeputte D, Brito IL, Ronnekleiv OK, Roberson MS, Lomniczi A.
The efficacy of sleep lifestyle interventions for the management of overweight or obesity in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17708-6
Liu, R., Figueroa, R., Vanden Brink, H., Vorland, C. J., Auckburally, S., Johnson, L., Garay, J., Brown, T., Simon, S., & Ells, L. (2024).
Combined Oral Contraceptive Treatment Does Not Alter the Gut Microbiome but Affects Amino Acid Metabolism in Sera of Obese Girls With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.887077.
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).
Ovarian Morphology by Transabdominal Ultrasound Correlates With Reproductive and Metabolic Disturbance in Adolescents With PCOS.
Characterization of Ovarian Antral Follicle Dynamics
Ovarian antral follicle dynamics from birth through reproductive maturity: a mini-review
https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1862922
Lamar, H., Cardoso, R., Vanden Brink, H. (2026).
Obesity is associated with alterations in antral follicle dynamics in eumenorrheic women.
https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dead007
Oldfield, A. L., Vanden Brink, H., Carter, F. E., Jarrett, B. Y., & Lujan, M. E. (2023).
Endometrial development during the transition to menopause: preliminary associations with follicular dynamics.
Associations Between Antral Ovarian Follicle Dynamics and Hormone Production Throughout the Menstrual Cycle as Women Age.
Impact of a hypocaloric dietary intervention on antral follicle dynamics in eumenorrheic women with obesity.
https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deae017
Oldfield, A. L., Carter, F. E., Reeves, R. E., Jarrett, B. Y., Vanden Brink, H., & Lujan, M. E. (2024).