Katon JG

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2015-2023

Study types

  • article 1
  • other 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 3
review 2023
Racial disparities in uterine fibroids and endometriosis: a systematic review and application of social, structural, and political context
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.01.022

IMPORTANCE: Uterine fibroids and endometriosis are 2 of the leading causes of morbidity among reproductive-aged women. There are significant racial disparities in disease prevalence, incidence, age of onset, and treatment profile in fibroid…

2022
Uterine Weight as a Modifier of Black/White Racial Disparities in Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Among Veterans with Fibroids in the Veterans Health Administration.
Health equity ·doi:10.1089/heq.2022.0130

IntroductionUterine fibroids are the most common indication for hysterectomy. Minimally invasive hysterectomy (MIH) confers lower risk of complications and shorter recovery than open surgical procedures; however, it is more challenging to p…

article 2020
Concomitant Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy at Hysterectomy: Differences by Race and Menopausal Status in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 2007–2014
Journal of women's health (2002) ·doi:10.1089/jwh.2020.8503

Background: Hysterectomy can be performed with concomitant bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) to treat symptomatic pathology of the ovary (e.g., endometriosis) or to prevent ovarian cancer. Our objective was to examine the relationship b…

other 2015
Reproductive health diagnoses of women veterans using department of Veterans Affairs health care
Medical care ·doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000295

BACKGROUND: Little is known regarding the reproductive health needs of women Veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care. OBJECTIVE: To describe the reproductive health diagnoses of women Veterans using VA health care, h…