Erica Johnstone
ORCID: 0000-0002-3382-3500
· 15 papers in corpus
observational
2023
OBJECTIVE: To determine the familiality of primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) at population level through examination of multigenerational genealogical information linked to electronic medical records. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING…
observational
2022
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of chemotherapy on the uterus. DESIGN: Cross-sectional pilot study. SETTING: Single university fertility clinic. PATIENTS: Twelve patients with a history of alkylating agent chemotherapy exposure afte…
rct
2020
IMPORTANCE: Dietary supplements marketed for male fertility commonly contain folic acid and zinc based on limited prior evidence for improving semen quality. However, no large-scale trial has examined the efficacy of this therapy for improv…
qualitative
2020
OBJECTIVE: Decision-making and patient experiences with embryo selection during in vitro fertilization often include genetic testing options. The purpose of this study was to gain insight about the experiences and perspectives of women usin…
2020
observational
2017
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to determine whether diagnosis of endometriosis or endometriosis with endometrioma influences in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in an ethnically diverse population. METHODS: Women undergoing a firs…
review
2017
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is to evaluate existing literature for possible associations between female infertility, infertility-associated diagnoses, and the following areas of disease: psychiatric disorders, breast cancer, ovarian c…
observational
2016
STUDY QUESTION: Is sexual and/or physical abuse history associated with incident endometriosis diagnosis or other gynecologic disorders among premenopausal women undergoing diagnostic and/or therapeutic laparoscopy or laparotomy regardless …
review
2015
Endometriomas are common in reproductive-aged women, but controversy exists regarding their management. PubMed was searched to identify pertinent studies on outcomes of medical and surgical management of endometrioma, with focus on randomiz…
observational
2015
OBJECTIVE: To determine agreement on endometriosis diagnosis between real-time laparoscopy and subsequent expert review of digital images, operative reports, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and histopathology, viewed sequentially. DESIGN…
observational
2015
STUDY QUESTION: What are the pain characteristics among women, with no prior endometriosis diagnosis, undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy regardless of clinical indication? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with surgically visualized endometriosis re…
observational
2013
OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify risk factors for endometriosis and their consistency across study populations in the Endometriosis: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Outcomes (ENDO) Study. STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective matched, exposure…
observational
2012
OBJECTIVE: To identify markers of ovarian age that best match the pattern of oocyte loss seen in histology specimens. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University. PATIENT(S): Caucasian women (n = 252) aged 25-45 years. INTERVENTI…
diagnostic-accuracy
2012
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the interrater and intrarater reliability of endometriosis diagnosis and severity of disease among gynecologic surgeons viewing operative digital images. METHODS: The study population comprised a random sample (n=148…
observational
2011
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether infertile women have lower antral follicle counts (AFC) than age-matched normal women. DESIGN: Case-control. SETTING: Academic center. PATIENT(S): A total of 881 infertile women and 771 women from the comm…