Hediger ML
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· 13 papers in corpus
· active 2005-2017
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- article 11
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- endometriosis 11
- dysmenorrhea 1
- chronic_pelvic_pain 1
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2017
Background: Body mass index (BMI) and endometriosis have been inversely associated. To address gaps in this research, we examined associations among body composition, endometriosis, and physical activity. Materials and Methods: Women from 1…
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2013
ObjectiveWe sought to identify risk factors for endometriosis and their consistency across study populations in the Endometriosis: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Outcomes (ENDO) Study.Study designIn this prospective matched, exposure cohor…
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2013
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
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…
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2012
ObjectiveTo assess in utero exposures and the odds of an endometriosis diagnosis.DesignMatched cohort design.SettingFourteen participating clinical centers in geographically defined areas in Utah and California.Patient(s)Operative cohort co…
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2012
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…
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2012
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 …
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2012
Benzophenone (BP)-type UV filters are widely used in a variety of personal care products for the protection of skin and hair from UV irradiation. Despite the estrogenic potencies of BP derivatives, few studies have examined the occurrence o…
2011
BackgroundSporadic anovulation among regularly menstruating women is not well understood. It is hypothesized that cholesterol abnormalities may lead to hormone imbalances and incident anovulation. The objective was to evaluate the associati…
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2011
ObjectiveTo estimate the incidence of endometriosis in an operative cohort of women seeking clinical care and in a matched population cohort to delineate more fully the scope and magnitude of endometriosis in the context of and beyond clini…
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2010
Limited study of persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and endometriosis has been conducted. One hundred women aged 18-40 years who were undergoing laparoscopy provided 20 cm(3) of blood for toxicologic analysis and surgeons completed…
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2007
BACKGROUND: Intrauterine environmental exposures have been adversely associated with male reproductive health in contrast to limited investigation of such exposures and female reproductive health. METHODS: To address this research gap, a co…
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2005
ObjectiveTo determine whether body size and perceived figure, both current and historical, are associated with a diagnosis of endometriosis on laparoscopy.DesignCohort study of consecutively identified patients undergoing laparoscopy for tu…