Janet Rich-Edwards
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· 9 papers in corpus
observational
2018
STUDY QUESTION: Is there an association between physical and sexual abuse occurring in childhood or adolescence and risk of laparoscopically-confirmed endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Early life sexual and physical abuse was associated with …
observational
2017
An altered hormonal or chronic systemic inflammatory milieu characterizing endometriosis may result in a higher risk of hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. Conversely, elevated low-density lipoprotein in hypercholesterolemia and chronic …
observational
2016
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a prevalent gynecologic disease associated with systemic chronic inflammation, heightened oxidative stress, and atherogenic lipid profile that may increase women's risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS…
other
2016
The genetic architecture of human reproductive behavior-age at first birth (AFB) and number of children ever born (NEB)-has a strong relationship with fitness, human development, infertility and risk of neuropsychiatric disorders. However, …
observational
2016
OBJECTIVE: To investigate characteristics of receiving a medical evaluation for infertility among infertile women. DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING: Academic institution. PATIENT(S): A total of 7,422 women who reported incident infert…
observational
2015
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between infertility and fertility treatments on subsequent risk of hypertension. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Not applicable. PATIENT(S): A total of 116,430 female nurses, followed from 1993 to Ju…
observational
2014
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of fertility treatments among a large cohort of women in the United States. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Nurses' Health Study II. PATIENT(S): Ten thousand thirty-six women who reported having used fertili…
observational
2013
Studies of delayed conception and risk of gestational diabetes (GDM) are sparse, although common underlying mechanisms are plausible, including insulin resistance and inflammation. The association between a history of infertility and GDM wa…
observational
2011
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this prospective study was to study the association between rotating nightshift work and endometriosis risk within the Nurses' Health Study II. STUDY DESIGN: We found 89,400 women without diagnosed endometriosis a…