Ward K

No ORCID on file · 6 papers in corpus
2024
Cancers ·doi:10.3390/cancers16071259

The vaginal microbiome differs by race and contributes to inflammation by directly producing or consuming metabolites or by indirectly inducing host immune response, but its potential contributions to ovarian cancer (OC) disparities remain …

article 2019
Molecular medicine reports ·doi:10.3892/mmr.2019.9818

Endometriosis is an enigmatic condition with an unknown etiology and a poorly understood pathogenesis. It is considered to appear from the interplay of many genetic and environmental factors, affecting up to 10% of women and represents a ma…

article 2018
Molecular medicine reports ·doi:10.3892/mmr.2018.9521

Endometriosis is an enigmatic condition with an unknown etiology and poorly understood pathogenesis and women with endometriosis represent a high-risk population group for a large category of chronic conditions. The study focused on a 67-ye…

review 2016
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719116660847

Endometriosis, defined by the presence of ectopic endometrial lesions, is a common disease in reproductive-age women that profoundly affects patients' quality of life. Various pathogenic models have been proposed, but the origin of endometr…

other 2014
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103968

Endometriosis is a complex gynecological condition that affects 6-10% of women in their reproductive years and is defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. Twin, family, and genome-wide association (GWA) s…

article 2013
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058257

Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition with complex etiology defined by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the womb. Endometriosis is a common cause of both cyclic and chronic pelvic pain, reduced fertility, an…