Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "endometriosis"

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    • Association of Exposure to Phthalates with Endometriosis and Uterine Leiomyomata: Findings from NHANES, 1999–2004 

      Weuve, Jennifer Lynn; Hauser, Russ B.; Calafat, Antonia M.; Missmer, Stacey Ann; Wise, Lauren A. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2010)
      Background: Phthalates are ubiquitous chemicals used in consumer products. Some phthalates are reproductive toxicants in experimental animals, but human data are limited. Objective: We conducted a cross-sectional study of ...

    • Changes in regional gray matter volume in women with chronic pelvic pain: A voxel-based morphometry study 

      As-Sanie, Sawsan; Harris, Richard E.; Napadow, Vitaly J.; Kim, Jieun; Neshewat, Gina; Kairys, Anson; Williams, David; Clauw, Daniel J.; Schmidt-Wilcke, Tobias (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2012)
      Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a highly prevalent pain condition, estimated to affect 15-20% of women in the United States. Endometriosis is often associated with CPP, however other factors, such as pre-existing or concomitant ...

    • Endometriosis mimicking colonic stromal tumor 

      Wadhwa, Vaibhav; Slattery, Eoin; Garud, Sagar; Sethi, Saurabh; Wang, Helen; Poylin, Vitaliy Y.; Berzin, Tyler M. (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma at extra-uterine sites; it is a common disease affecting women of reproductive age. Endometrial tissue can implant itself to various organs, including ...

    • Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Cancer: A Review of Pathogenesis 

      Worley, Michael Joe; Welch, William Robert; Berkowitz, Ross Stuart; Ng, Shu-Wing (Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), 2013)
      Endometriosis is classically defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside of the endometrial lining and uterine musculature. With an estimated frequency of 5%–10% among women of reproductive age, ...

    • Genetic variants underlying risk of endometriosis: insights from meta-analysis of eight genome-wide association and replication datasets 

      Rahmioglu, Nilufer; Nyholt, Dale R.; Morris, Andrew P.; Missmer, Stacey A.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Zondervan, Krina T. (Oxford University Press, 2014)
      BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a heritable common gynaecological condition influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have proved successful in identifying common genetic ...

    • Menstrual pain and epithelial ovarian cancer risk 

      Babic, Ana; Cramer, Daniel William; Titus, Linda J.; Tworoger, Shelley Slate; Terry, Kathryn Lynne (Springer Science + Business Media, 2014)
      Purpose Menstrual pain is associated with increased production of inflammatory molecules, such as prostaglandins. Inflammation is involved in pathogenesis of several cancers, including ovarian cancer. In this study we ...