Julie R. Palmer

STUDY QUESTION: How accurately do women report a diagnosis of endometriosis on self-administered questionnaires? SUMMARY ANSWER: Based on the analysis of four international cohorts, women self-report endometriosis fairly accurately with a >…

(Abstracted from Hum Reprod 2021;36:1268–1278) Approximately 10% of reproductive-aged women are affected by endometriosis, a condition in which endometrial-like tissue is found outside of the uterus causing severe pain and infertility. Diag…

Oral contraceptive (OC) use has been linked to increased risk of breast cancer, largely on the basis of studies conducted before 1990. In the Case-Control Surveillance Study, a US hospital-based case-control study of medication use and canc…

ObjectiveTo examine the association between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the risk of uterine leiomyomata (UL).DesignProspective cohort study.SettingParticipants from the Black Women's Health Study, an ongoing prospective cohort stud…