D. W. Cramer
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· 16 papers in corpus
observational
2015
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between endometriosis and certain histotypes of ovarian cancer, including clear cell, low-grade serous and endometrioid carcinomas. We aimed to determine whether the observed associatio…
observational
2014
BACKGROUND: Studies of fat intake and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk have reported inconsistent findings, hence we hypothesised that associations may vary by histologic subtype. METHODS: We evaluated fat intake in a New England case-…
observational
2013
STUDY QUESTION: Do reproductive risk factor associations differ across subgroups of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) defined by the dualistic model (type I/II) or a histologic pathway-based classification? SUMMARY ANSWER: Associati…
review
2010
observational
2003
PURPOSE: Measurements of TSH and prolactin are generally included in the evaluation of female infertility, but their value in women coming to in vitro fertilization (IVF) has been questioned. METHODS: In this study, we sought to investigat…
2002
nonrandomized-trial
1998
OBJECTIVE: To compare basal gonadotropin and estradiol levels between women using acetaminophen versus those using no or other types of analgesics. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Three IVF clinics in greater Boston. PATIENT(S): Th…
observational
1997
PURPOSE: Risk factors for endometriosis were identified through data obtained from a case-control study at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. METHODS: Cases were 50 women with infertility-associated endometriosis. The p…
observational
1997
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate adolescent girls with chronic pelvic pain not responding to conventional medical therapy, using advances in operative laparoscopy to determine endometriosis prevalence, clinical stage, and type of lesion. DESIG…
observational
1996
To explore a possible connection between endometriosis, Müllerian anomalies, and possession of the N314D allele of the gene for galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT), we studied 33 women with endometriosis attending a fertility cl…
observational
1994
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between moderate alcohol intake and fertility. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 3833 women who recently gave birth and 1050 women from seven infertility clinic…
observational
1994
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine, in women with primary infertility, whether specific characteristics or behavioural factors are associated with the various pathological conditions identified as contributing to the infertility. DESIGN: Case-c…
observational
1993
Several studies have reported an association between caffeine intake and delay to conception. To study this relation further, the authors examined caffeine use in 1,050 women with primary infertility and 3,833 women who had recently given b…
observational
1987
Smoking histories were compared in 901 women with infertility of different types and 1264 women admitted for delivery at seven collaborating hospitals. The relative risk for infertility associated with cigarette smoking prior to the inferti…
observational
1986
We compared menstrual characteristics and constitutional factors in 268 white women with primary infertility due to endometriosis and in 3,794 white women admitted for delivery at seven collaborating hospitals from 1981 to 1983. Adjusting f…
observational
1981
An increase in reported incidence of endometrioid and clear cell cancers of the ovary occurred in the United States during the 1970s, while no change occurred in the overall incidence of ovarian cancer. The authors can not rule out that thi…