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The EMERGE Lab by Dr. Brian T. Nguyen
Expanding Male Engagement in Reproductive and Gender Equity
Publications
Our research spans male contraceptive development, men's roles in family planning and abortion, fatherhood, and gender equitable reproductive health care. Our recent publications are below, grouped by theme. Names marked † are trainees (students, residents, and fellows) who led or co-led the work; mentoring the next generation of researchers is central to everything we do. For a complete list, see PubMed.
Year | Authors († = trainee) | Title | Journal | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | Nguyen BT, Kidula N, Kapp N, et al. | Socio-behavioral factors linked to willingness to use new male contraceptives: a cross-sectional survey of men and female partners across four low- and middle-income countries | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2026.111507 |
2026 | Dellplain L†, Karunaratne M†, Nguyen BT | The experience of difficult implant and intrauterine device removals from the U.S. National Survey of Family Growth, 2017–2019 | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2026.111593 |
2026 | Pang RD, Herrman SA, …, Nguyen BT, et al. | The effect of cigarette exposure on placental epigenetics: a systematic review | Reprod Toxicol | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2026.109159 |
2026 | Pearlman Shapiro M, Nguyen BT | Beyond use: lessons on contraceptive inequity from the National Survey of Family Growth | F S Rep | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xfre.2026.06.007 |
2026 | World Health Organization (Nguyen BT, listed author on the forthcoming Andrology publication) | Target product profiles for novel male contraceptives | World Health Organization; forthcoming in Andrology | https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240124950 |
2026 | Hong CE†, Huang E†, Tafoya E†, Nguyen BT | Expectations and utilization of paternity leave among male partners in a postpartum public hospital setting in Los Angeles, California | Am J Public Health | https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308556 |
2026 | Brondolin E, Hadengue B, …, Nguyen BT, et al. | Fertile-window misclassification in period-tracking applications and associated pregnancy risk | Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care | https://doi.org/10.1080/13625187.2026.2669220 |
2025 | Gipson JD, Bornstein M, Duong A†, Nguyen BT | Motivations to use a novel hormonal male contraceptive: perspectives from male contraceptive clinical trial participants | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110932 |
2025 | Karunaratne MS†, Matsuzaki S, …, Nguyen BT | Obstetric characteristics and maternal outcomes of early second-trimester placenta accreta spectrum | Int J Gynaecol Obstet | https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70372 |
2025 | Tafoya E†, Nguyen BT | Variations in paternity leave policies across US companies and institutions: an exploratory study | Trends Urol Men's Health | https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.70007 |
2025 | Brewer C†, Nguyen BT | Web traffic and Google Trends data show increased interest in novel male contraception following the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110835 |
2025 | Matsuo K, Song BB†, Yao JA, Nguyen BT, et al. | Temporal trends in obstetric care availability among U.S. hospitals by region and hospital setting | Obstet Gynecol | https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000005952 |
2025 | Heath JM†, Nguyen BT | Why men have abortions: quantitative and qualitative perspectives from urban family planning clinics in Chicago, Illinois, USA | Am J Mens Health | https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883241307795 |
2025 | Kidula N, Nguyen BT, Habib N, Kiarie J | The impact of male contraception on global sexual and reproductive health and rights | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110811 |
2025 | Do TT†, Brewer C†, Nguyen BT | Male contraceptive clinical trial development may depend on state-level politics and abortion restrictions | Fertility and Sterility website, "Consider This" | https://www.fertstert.org/news-do/male-contraceptive-clinical-trial-development-may-depend-state-level-politics-and |
2024 | Lee MW†, Cox K†, Davis SD†, Nguyen BT | The association between gynecologic healthcare providers' sexual health and their comfort discussing their patients' sexual function | Sex Reprod Healthc | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2024.100996 |
2024 | Anderson ZS†, Paulson RJ, Nguyen BT | Management of early pregnancy loss by reproductive endocrinologists: does access to mifepristone matter? | F S Rep | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xfre.2024.05.005 |
2024 | Patel J†, Nelson AL, Nguyen BT | Microscopic ferning in human pre-ejaculate is highly correlated with the absence of sperm | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110557 |
2024 | Kidula N, Nguyen BT, Habib N, et al. | The role of the World Health Organization in male contraceptive development | Andrology | https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.13675 |
2024 | Nguyen BT | Male contraceptive acceptability versus male acceptance of contraceptive responsibility | Andrology | https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.13719 |
2024 | Nguyen BT | The demand for male contraception: estimating the potential market for users of novel male contraceptive methods using U.S. National Survey of Family Growth data | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110438 |
2024 | Patel J†, Nelson AL, Nguyen BT | Low to non-existent sperm content of pre-ejaculate in perfect-use contraceptive withdrawal, a pilot study | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110555 |
2024 | Wang C, Lue Y, Swerdloff RS, …, Nguyen BT, …, Blithe DL | Use of at-home sperm concentration testing in a male hormonal contraceptive efficacy clinical trial | Fertil Steril | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.10.004 |
2023 | Violette CJ†, Nguyen BT | Expectations for family building, assisted reproduction, and adoption among lesbians in the National Survey of Family Growth, 2017–2019 | F S Rep | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xfre.2023.04.003 |
2023 | Thomas K†, Quist S, Peprah S, Riley K, Mittal PC, Nguyen BT | The experiences of Black community-based doulas as they mitigate systems of racism: a qualitative study | J Midwifery Womens Health | https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13493 |
2023 | Nguyen BT, Heyrana K, Ohsfeldt R, Johnston A, Summers K | Descriptive study of the real-world, long-term cost estimates and duration of use for hormonal and nonhormonal intrauterine devices using US commercial insurance claims | J Manag Care Spec Pharm | https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2023.29.12.1303 |
2023 | Foster AM, Darney BG, Nguyen BT, Russo J, Arora KS, Westhoff C | Advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in Contraception: a statement of commitment from the Editorial Board | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110066 |
2023 | Nguyen MT†, Mazza G†, Nguyen BT | The completion of indicated paternal prenatal genetic and carrier testing at a public hospital in Los Angeles, California | Genet Med Open | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gimo.2023.100831 |
2023 | Nguyen BT, Jacobsohn TL† | Men's willingness to use novel male contraception is linked to gender-equitable attitudes: results from an exploratory online survey | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110001 |
2023 | Amory JK, Blithe DL, Sitruk-Ware R, …, Nguyen BT, …, Wang C | Design of an international male contraceptive efficacy trial using a self-administered daily transdermal gel containing testosterone and segesterone acetate (Nestorone) | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110064 |
2023 | Sweeney HE, Bainvoll L, …, Nguyen BT, …, Matsuo K | Uptake of postplacental intrauterine device placement at cesarean delivery | AJOG Glob Rep | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2022.100157 |
2022 | Patel J†, Nguyen BT, Shih G, Or M†, Harper DM | Vasectomy training in family medicine residency programs: a national survey of residency program directors | Fam Med | https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2022.649054 |
2022 | Latack KR†, Nguyen BT | Trends in copper versus hormonal intrauterine device breakage reporting within the United States' Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2022.10.011 |
2022 | Bayard KE†, Fabricant SP†, White JD†, Gordon B, Nguyen BT | Infectious outcomes following immediate postplacental intrauterine device placement in the setting of chorioamnionitis: an exploratory, retrospective study | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2022.11.004 |
2022 | Nguyen MT†, Campo-Engelstein L, Lee RH, Nguyen BT | An ethical argument for health insurance coverage of paternal prenatal genetic testing | Obstet Gynecol | https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000005018 |
2022 | Li VM†, Heyrana KJ†, Nguyen BT | Discrepant abortion reporting by interview methodology among men from the United States National Survey of Family Growth (2015–2017) | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2022.01.012 |
2022 | Jacobsohn T†, Nguyen BT, Brown JE, et al. | Male contraception is coming: who do men want to prescribe their birth control? | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2022.04.014 |
2022 | Nguyen BT, Jacobsohn TL† | Post-abortion contraception, an opportunity for male partners and male contraception | Contraception | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2022.07.004 |
2022 | Korn EA†, Nguyen BT, Heyrana KJ†, Cleland K | Surveying the persistence of age- and gender-based restrictions on over-the-counter emergency contraception across pharmacies in Los Angeles County, CA | J Am Pharm Assoc | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2022.04.006 |
2022 | Lue Y, Swerdloff R, Pak Y, Nguyen BT, et al. | Male contraception development: monitoring effective spermatogenesis suppression utilizing a user-controlled sperm concentration test compared with standard semen analysis | Fertil Steril | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.11.002 |
2022 | Nguyen BT, Streeter LH†, Reddy RA†, Douglas CR† | Gender bias in the medical education of obstetrician-gynaecologists in the United States: a systematic review | Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol | https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13511 |
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