Croughan MS — Endo Lab

article 2013

Trace elements and endometriosis: The ENDO Study

Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.05.009

There has been limited study of trace elements and endometriosis. Using a matched cohort design, 473 women aged 18-44 years were recruited into an operative cohort, along with 131 similarly aged women recruited into a population cohort. End…

2012

Comparing apples and pears: women's perceptions of their body size and shape.

Journal of women's health (2002) ·doi:10.1089/jwh.2012.3634

BackgroundObesity is a growing public health problem among reproductive-aged women, with consequences for chronic disease risk and reproductive and obstetric morbidities. Evidence also suggests that body shape (i.e., regional fat distributi…

article 2012

Perfluorochemicals and Endometriosis

Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) ·doi:10.1097/ede.0b013e31826cc0cf

BACKGROUND: Environmental chemicals may be associated with endometriosis. No published research has focused on the possible role of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) despite their widespread presence in human tissues. METHODS: We formulated two sam…

article 2012

Persistent Lipophilic Environmental Chemicals and Endometriosis: The ENDO Study

Environmental health perspectives ·doi:10.1289/ehp.1104432

BACKGROUND: An equivocal literature exists regarding the relation between persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs) and endometriosis in women, with differences attributed to methodologies. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the association between …

2012

Preterm delivery and low birth weight in singleton pregnancies conceived by women with and without a history of infertility.

Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.04.033

ObjectiveTo determine predictors of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm delivery (PTD) in singleton pregnancies conceived by women with and without a history of infertility.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingEleven infertility clinics i…