Published associations between combined oral contraceptive use and uterine fibroid development have lacked prospective imaging with ultrasound to distinguish between incident and prevalent fibroids. The Study of Environment, Lifestyle, and …
OBJECTIVE: To assess variables associated with opioid prescriptions filled perioperatively after hysterectomy and the risk of prolonged opioid use through 1 year after hysterectomy. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, we used the …
OBJECTIVES: To characterize reasons for hormonal contraceptive (HC) use in 1,455 African-American women, aged 23-35 years. STUDY DESIGN: The community-based cohort members were recruited from the Detroit, Michigan area in 2010-2012. HC his…
OBJECTIVE: Compare incidence of opioid-managed pelvic pain within 12 months after hysteroscopic and laparoscopic sterilization. METHODS: Using administrative claims, we identified women aged 18-49 years without recent history of childbirth…
OBJECTIVE: To develop a model that uses individual and lesion characteristics to help surgeons choose lesions that have a high probability of containing histologically confirmed endometriosis. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of prospectively co…