Leppert P

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2006-2014
2014
Mechanical signaling in reproductive tissues: mechanisms and importance.
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719114542023

The organs of the female reproductive system are among the most dynamic tissues in the human body, undergoing repeated cycles of growth and involution from puberty through menopause. To achieve such impressive plasticity, reproductive tissu…

2013
Comparison of characteristics of fibroids in African American and white women undergoing premenopausal hysterectomy.
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.10.039

ObjectiveTo compare pathologic characteristics and epidemiologic risk factors for uterine fibroids in African American and white women undergoing hysterectomy.DesignCross-sectional analysis of women undergoing premenopausal hysterectomy.Set…

2006
Epidemiology of myomas.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2005.12.004

Fibroids are a prevalent disorder occurring in at least half of American reproductive-age women. In general, the incidence and size increases with age. Most women never attribute or report any symptoms from their fibroids, and because of th…