Janet W Rich-Edwards

No ORCID on file · 10 papers in corpus · active 2016-2026

Study types

  • other 5
  • article 4
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 8
  • infertility 4
other 2026
Journal of women's health (2002) ·doi:10.1177/15409996251414608

INTRODUCTION: There is increasing evidence that women who have experienced infertility are at greater risk for several chronic conditions. However, the mechanisms underlying these associations are not clear. Pathophysiology may be illuminat…

article 2024
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) ·doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-078797

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively assess the effect of endometriosis and uterine fibroids on the long term risk of premature mortality (younger than 70 years). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study SETTING: The Nurses' Health Study II, United States (…

other 2024
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000002424

OBJECTIVES: To better understand whether history of infertility is associated with anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels later in life, outside of reproduction. METHODS: Among 1,758 premenopausal women in the Nurses' Health Study II with mea…

article 2023
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2023.03.030

BACKGROUND: Women are at greater risk than men of developing chronic inflammatory conditions and "long COVID." However, few gynecologic health risk factors for long COVID-19 have been identified. Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disord…

other 2023
Nature human behaviour ·doi:10.1038/s41562-023-01528-6

Identifying genetic determinants of reproductive success may highlight mechanisms underlying fertility and identify alleles under present-day selection. Using data in 785,604 individuals of European ancestry, we identified 43 genomic loci a…

other 2022
Lancet regional health. Americas ·doi:10.1016/j.lana.2021.100122

BACKGROUND: Infertility has been associated with common chronic non-communicable diseases. However, the association of infertility with long-term mortality is unclear. METHODS: We followed 101,777 women aged 25-42 years at enrollment betwe…

other 2021
European journal of epidemiology ·doi:10.1007/s10654-021-00718-8

A few studies indicate that women with prolonged time-to-pregnancy (TTP) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This has not been studied in men. We evaluated CVD risk by self-reported TTP among parous women (n = 64,064) an…

article 2019
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000003410

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between endometriosis and adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: Women between ages 25 and 42 years in 1989 (n=116,429) reported detailed information on pregnancies and reproductive health at baselin…

article 2017
American journal of epidemiology ·doi:10.1093/aje/kwx272

Much evidence suggests a role for inflammation in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Although investigators in numerous case-control studies have found elevation of inflammatory markers in patients with endometriosis, results were not consi…

review 2016
American journal of public health ·doi:10.2105/ajph.2016.303350

OBJECTIVES: To review the Nurses' Health Study's (NHS's) contribution to identifying risk factors and long-term health consequences of reproductive events. METHODS: We performed a narrative review of the NHS I, NHS II, NHS3, and Growing Up …