Paul J. Kostyniak
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· 6 papers in corpus
2011
observational
2011
An evolving body of evidence suggests an adverse relation between persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs) and menstruation, though prospective longitudinal measurement of menses is limited and served as the impetus for study. We prospec…
nonrandomized-trial
2010
Limited study of persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and endometriosis has been conducted. One hundred women aged 18-40 years who were undergoing laparoscopy provided 20 cm(3) of blood for toxicologic analysis and surgeons completed…
observational
2005
There is mounting evidence that endometriosis may have an environmental origin, possibly exposure to hormonally active agents such as dioxin and other compounds that bioaccumulate. Among candidate materials are polychlorinated biphenyls (PC…
observational
2004
BACKGROUND: Hormonally active environmental agents have recently been associated with the development of endometriosis. METHODS: We undertook a study to assess the relationship between endometriosis, an estrogen-dependent gynaecological di…
observational
2003
Endometriosis is an estrogen dependent gynecologic disorder affecting approximately 10% of females of reproductive age. Its etiology remains elusive though hormonal and immunological factors have been postulated as underlying mechanisms. Of…