Research Domain - Reproductive Health

Release Date:

February 26, 2010; reviewed April 11, 2017

Scope of Domain:
Scope Elements Final Protocols To Toolkit (26)
Maturation Assessment of Pubertal Development
Infertility, known infertility, cause of known infertility, any use of infertility treatment Causes and Treatments of Known Infertility
Contraceptive use (including hormonal contraception), voluntary sterilization, condom or other male-oriented contraceptive use Contraceptive Methods
Infertile periods (periods of unprotected sex without pregnancy) Difficulty in Conceiving
Surgical procedures (e.g., oophorectomy, hysterectomy) Female Reproductive Organ Surgical Procedures
Hormone replacement therapy Hormonal Therapy
HPV vaccinations, e.g., Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Use
Age at menarche; age at puberty; maturation, first-time masturbation/ejaculation, prepubertal questions History of Prepubertal Development
Hypogonadal, hypospadias, cryptorchidism, prepuberty Male Reproductive Tract Birth Defects
Age at menopause; extended periods of amenorrhea Menstrual History
Prostate diseases and symptoms Prostate Health
Number of pregnancies and spacing; outcome of each pregnancy; maternal complications (pregnancy-related death or morbidity); infant health parameters (preterm, low birth weight, congenital anomalies, gestational age); alcohol use; number of pregnancies fathered Reproductive History
Sexual difficulties Sexual Function, Male
Age at first intercourse; number of sexual partners Sexual History
Maturation through clinical exam Testes Development
Current sexual activity Current Sexual Activity (supplemental)
Rape and other sexual abuse Forced Sexual Activity (supplemental)
Working Group Roster:

WG Members:

Carol Hogue, PhD, Chair
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Stephanie Seminara, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Andrea Dunaif, MD
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Rebecca Sokol, MD
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Russ Hauser, MD, ScD
Harvard University
Belmont, MA
Jun (Jim) Zhang, MD, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD)
Rockville, MD
Pauline Mendola, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics
Hyattsville, MD

SC Liaison, WG Manager and WG Supervisor:

Michelle A. Williams, ScD, SC Liaison
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Sonja Hoover, MPP, WG Manager
RTI International
Waltham, MA
Richard Kwok, PhD, WG Supervisor
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
Expert Review Panel 5 - Reproductive Health domain:

ERP Members:

John Amory, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Courtney Lynch, PhD
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

SC Liaison, ERP Manager and ERP Supervisor:

Elaine M. Faustman, PhD, SC Liaison
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Lisa Cox, MS, ERP Manager
RTI International
Atlanta, GA
Michael Phillips, MS, ERP Supervisor
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
Reproductive Health Supplemental Information includes:
Additional Information for Reproductive Health Measures:

There is no additional information for this domain.