Publications

MSc Thesis:

MSc in Statistics with application in medicine University of Southampton Southampton – United Kingdom

• The effect of breastfeeding on a child’s cognitive ability

PhD Thesis:

PhD in Biostatistics University of Lyon 1 Lyon - France

• Analysis of individual feminine cycle hormone profiles for assessment of luteal defect

Journal Papers 

• Tanya Mahmood M. Amin, Saman Hassan Abdulla (2025). The Effects of Breast Milk Versus Formula Feeding on Infant Growth: A Quantile Regression Approach. Khazayin of Economic and Administrative Sciences. 2025 Sep.  2(3), 129–148. 

• Thomas P. Bouchard, Saman H. Abdulla, Rene Leiva, René Ecochard. Menstrual Cycle Heat Maps: Visualising menstrual cycle variability using hormone heat map arrays referenced to the ultrasound day of ovulation. Restorative Reproductive Medicine. 2025 May 2.

• Saman Hassan Abdulla, Soran Husen Mohamad. Comparing and Evaluating Machine Learning Techniques for Liver-Hydatid-Cyst Classification. AL-Anbar University journal of Economic and Administration Sciences. 2024 Dic. 30; 16(4):307-321.

•  Saman H. Abdulla. Comprehensive Evaluation and Management of Liver Hydatid Cyst. Cihan University-Erbil Scientific Journal. 2024 Nov. 20; 8(2):116-119.

• Ecochard R, Bouchard T, Leiva R, Abdullah SH, Boehringer H. Early menstrual cycle impacts of oestrogen and progesterone on the timing of the fertile window. Hum Reprod. 2024 Oct. 4:deae236.

• Abdullah S, Bouchard T, Leiva R, Boehringer H, Iwaz J, Ecochard R. Distinct urinary progesterone metabolite profiles during the luteal phase. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig. 2022 Dec 30;44(2):137-144.

• Abdullah SH, Bouchard TP, Klich A, Leiva R, Boyle P, Iwaz J, Ecochard R. Hormonal Predictors of Abnormal Luteal Phases in Normally Cycling Women. Front Public Health. 2018 May 24;6:144.

• Abdulla S, Bouchard T, Klich A, Leiva RA, Pyper C, Genolini C, Subtil F, Iwaz J, Ecochard R. A quadriparametric model to describe the diversity of waves applied to hormonal data. Methods Inf Med. 2018 May;57(3):101-110.

• Leiva RA, Bouchard TP, Abdullah SH, Ecochard R. Urinary Luteinizing Hormone Tests: Which Concentration Threshold Best Predicts Ovulation? Front Public Health. 2017 Nov 28;5:320.

• Ecochard R, Bouchard T, Leiva R, Abdulla S, Dupuis O, Duterque O, Garmier Billard M, Boehringer H, Genolini C. Characterization of hormonal profiles during the luteal phase in regularly menstruating women. Fertil Steril. 2017 Jul;108(1):175-182.

• Leiva R, Bouchard T, Boehringer H, Abulla S, Ecochard R. Random serum progesterone threshold to confirm ovulation. Steroids. 2015 Sep;101:125-9.

Conference Papers 

• S. Abdulla, T. Bouchard, A. Klich, R. Leiva, C. Pyper, C. Genolini, F. Subtil, R. Ecochard. The use of beta-binomial distributions to describe hormone profiles in the normal menstrual cycle. EPICLIN 2017 11e Conférence francophone d'Épidémiologie Clinique 24e Journée des statisticiens des Centres de lutte contre le cancer. Saint-Étienne, France. 17-19 May 2017.