Vanessa L. Jacoby
ORCID: 0000-0001-7570-6778
· 11 papers in corpus
observational
2023
Objective: To compare 12-month post-treatment health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and symptom severity (SS) changes among patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids (SUF) not seeking fertility and undergo a hysterectomy, abdominal myome…
2019
rct
2019
BACKGROUND: Uterine leiomyomas (fibroid tumors) cause considerable symptoms in 30-50% of women and are the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States. Women with uterine fibroid tumors often seek uterine-preserving treatments, but c…
observational
2019
OBJECTIVE: To compare short-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) 6-12 weeks after hysterectomy or myomectomy for the treatment of symptomatic leiomyomas. METHODS: We conducted a prospective comparative effectiveness analysis of data…
rct
2017
BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids are a common problem for reproductive-aged women, yet little comparative effectiveness research is available to guide treatment choice. Uterine artery embolization and magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused u…
rct
2016
BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids are an important source of morbidity for reproductive-aged women. Despite an increasing number of alternatives, hysterectomies account for about 75% of all fibroid interventional treatments. Evidence is lacking …
observational
2011
BACKGROUND: Elective bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) is routinely performed with hysterectomy for benign conditions despite conflicting data on long-term outcomes. METHODS: This is a prospective cohort of 25 448 postmenopausal women …
review
2010
Common gynecologic conditions and surgeries may vary significantly by race or ethnicity. Uterine fibroid tumors are more prevalent in black women, and black women may have larger, more numerous fibroid tumors that cause worse symptoms and g…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To identify possible factors associated with undergoing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) at the time of hysterectomy among women with benign conditions. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional analysis using the 2005 Nationwide…
observational
2009
OBJECTIVE: To examine factors associated with undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with abdominal hysterectomy or vaginal hysterectomy. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional analysis of the 2005 Nationwide Inpatient Sample. All women…
review
2009
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between bilateral oophorectomy (BSO) and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). STUDY DESIGN: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, meeting abstracts, and reference lists for studi…