Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Khurshida Begum, Taniya Sharmeen, Lorna Murphy et al.
OBJECTIVES: To examine hot flashes in relation to climate and activity patterns, and to compare subjective and objective hot flashes among Bangladeshi immigrants to London, their white London neighbors, and women still living in their community of origin, Sylhet, Bangladesh ("sedentees"). METHODS: N...
Lorna Murphy, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Khurshida Begum, Taniya Sharmeen et al.
OBJECTIVES: To assess how different variables experienced across the life course, but particularly during early life, might affect age at menopause among 174 Bangladeshi migrants to London by comparing them to 157 nonmigrant sedentees and 154 women of European descent in London. METHODS: Participant...
Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Khurshida Begum, Taniya Sharmeen, Osul Ahmed Chowdhury et al.
This study examined the pattern of occurrence and the rate of concordance between objective hot flashes measured by sternal skin conductance and the subjective experience of "gorom vap laga" (feeling steaming hot) among Muslim and Hindu women living in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Participants were aged 40-5...
Khurshida Begum, Shanthi Muttukrishna, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Taniya Sharmeen et al.
Objective To assess whether the quality of early childhood environments among different groups of Bangladeshi women, including migrants to the United Kingdom (UK), contributes to variation in ovarian reserve and the rate of reproductive aging in later life. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Not ...
Tanveer Dhanoya, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Shanthi Muttukrishna, Khurshida Begum et al.
INTRODUCTION Evidence suggests that hot flushes are associated with fluctuating levels of oestradiol (E2) during menopause, as well as changes in the levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and inhibin B. The relationship between hot flushes and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is unknown. AIM To e...
Nicholas Smith, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Shanthi Muttukrishna, Khurshida Begum et al.
Abstract Background and objectives Low levels of vitamin D among dark-skinned migrants to northern latitudes and increased risks for associated pathologies illustrate an evolutionary mismatch between an environment of high ultraviolet (UV) radiation to which such migrants are adapted and the low UV ...
Taniya Sharmeen, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Khurshida Begum, Osul Ahmed Chowdhury et al.
The purpose of this study was to test whether the frequencies of vasomotor, somatic, and emotional symptoms at midlife were associated with household composition or workloads. Patrilocal family arrangements are common in Bangladesh and, since mothers-in-law hold a position of power vis-à-vis their d...
Seth Jace Dornisch, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Taniya Sharmeen, Khurshida Begum et al.
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association of minority religious identification (Hindu or Muslim) with self-reported stress and psychological symptoms among sedentee and immigrant Bangladeshi women. METHODS: Women, aged 35-59 (n = 531) were drawn from Sylhet, Bangladesh and London, England. Mus...
Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Taniya Sharmeen, Khurshida Begum, Shanthi Muttukrishna et al.
There is a longstanding interest in the relationship between diet and hot flash symptoms during midlife, especially in whether phytoestrogens ease menopausal symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine hot flashes, night sweats, trouble sleeping, and vaginal dryness in relation to the intake ...
Carlye Chaney, Khurshida Begum, Alejandra Núñez‐de la Mora, Lynnette Leidy Sievert et al.
INTRODUCTION: While many aspects of female ovarian function respond to environmental stressors, estradiol (E2) appears less sensitive to stressors than progesterone, except under extreme ecological conditions. However, earlier studies relied on saliva samples, considered less sensitive than blood. H...
Nicholas Smith, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Shanthi Muttukrishna, Khurshida Begum et al.
Abstract Background and objectives Low levels of vitamin D among dark-skinned migrants to northern latitudes and increased risks for associated pathologies illustrate an evolutionary mismatch between an environment of high ultraviolet (UV) radiation to which such migrants are adapted and the low-UV ...
Gillian R. Bentley, Alejandra Núñez‐de la Mora, Michele C. Freed, Khurshida Begum et al.
Recent studies in social endocrinology have explored the effects of social relationships on female reproductive steroid hormones-estradiol and progesterone-investigating whether they are suppressed in partnered and parous women. Results have been mixed for these hormones although evidence is more co...
Gillian R. Bentley, Khurshida Begum, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Taniya Sharmeen et al.
Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Taniya Sharmeen, Kamrun Nahar Begum, Lexa K. Murphy et al.
Lynnette Leidy Sievert