Peter Willeit

Background: Endometriosis has been linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, although the mechanisms are not fully understood. It has been suggested that undergoing a hysterectomy, with or without removal of the ovaries (oophorecto…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis has been associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. METHODS: Using UK Biobank data, we assessed the relationship between endometrio…

OBJECTIVE: To develop a predictive risk score for superficial peritoneal endometriosis (SPE) in patients with negative examination and imaging, based on symptoms and quality of life measures. DESIGN: Multicenter nested case-control study c…

IMPORTANCE: The causal direction and magnitude of the association between telomere length and incidence of cancer and non-neoplastic diseases is uncertain owing to the susceptibility of observational studies to confounding and reverse causa…

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, …