Scoccia B

No ORCID on file · 11 papers in corpus
observational 2025
F&S reports ·doi:10.1016/j.xfre.2025.02.008

OBJECTIVE: To study the impact of maternal race and ethnicity on live birth rates (LBRs) in white, Asian, Hispanic, and African American women with infertility, with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), undergoing in vitro fertiliz…

observational 2015
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.06.045

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of ovulation-stimulating drugs to risk of cancers other than breast and gynecologic malignancies. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study, with additional follow-up since initial report. SETTING: Reproduc…

review 2014
Seminars in interventional radiology ·doi:10.1055/s-0034-1382797
observational 2014
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology ·doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0996

BACKGROUND: Although fertility drugs stimulate ovulation and raise estradiol levels, their effect on breast cancer risk remains unresolved. METHODS: An extended follow-up was conducted among a cohort of 12,193 women evaluated for infertili…

observational 2013
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/det323

STUDY QUESTION: Do fertility drugs influence the subsequent risk of endometrial cancer in a manner that is independent of other risk predictors, such as parity? SUMMARY ANSWER: In this follow-up of a large cohort of women evaluated for inf…

observational 2013
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.08.008

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of ovulation-inducing drugs and ovarian cancer. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study, with additional follow-up since initial report. SETTING: Five large reproductive endocrinology practices. PATIENT(…

review 2012
Seminars in reproductive medicine ·doi:10.1055/s-0032-1307421

The evaluation of cancer risk among patients treated for infertility is complex, given the need to consider indications for use, treatment details, and the effects of other factors (including parity status) that independently affect cancer …

observational 2012
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association ·doi:10.1089/thy.2011.0343

BACKGROUND: Untreated hypothyroidism can lead to ovulatory dysfunction resulting in oligo-amenorrhea. Treatment with levothyroxine can reverse such dysfunction and thus should improve fertility. The purpose of this retrospective study was t…

review 2010
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.10.002

Internal herniation through a defect of the broad ligament occurs rarely. Herniation of the ovary rather than the small intestine or colon is extremely rare. We present only the third known case of herniation of the adnexa into a broad liga…

observational 2005
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) ·doi:10.1097/01.ede.0000164812.02181.d5

BACKGROUND: Although studies have found elevated risks of certain cancers linked to infertility, the underlying reasons remain unclear. METHODS: In a retrospective cohort study of 12,193 U.S. women evaluated for infertility between 1965 an…

observational 2004
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.02.109

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk of ovarian cancer as related to underlying causes of infertility. DESIGN: Retrospective observational cohort study. SETTING: Five large reproductive endocrinology practices. PATIENT(S): A total of 12,193 w…