Liping Sun
ORCID: 0000-0002-9088-0608
· 11 papers in corpus
article
2023
Efficacy and safety of percutaneous microwave ablation for adenomyosis in the posterior uterine wall
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous microwave ablation (PMWA) for treating adenomyosis in the posterior uterine wall. METHODS: Thirty-six patients with symptomatic adenomyosis in the posterior uterine wall who ha…
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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…
other
2016
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a gynecologic disease reported to be associated with infertility and, possibly, adverse pregnancy outcomes. While considerable research focuses on pregnancy outcomes following diagnosis and/or treatment, few dat…
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2015
STUDY QUESTION: What are the pain characteristics among women, with no prior endometriosis diagnosis, undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy regardless of clinical indication? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with surgically visualized endometriosis rep…
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2014
To evaluate the association between persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and uterine fibroids, we used previously collected data from a cohort of women aged 18-44 years undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy at 14 participating hospital surgi…
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2013
ObjectiveTo explore the relation between bisphenol A and 14 phthalate metabolites and endometriosis.DesignMatched cohort design.SettingFourteen clinical centers.Patient(s)The operative cohort comprised 495 women undergoing laparoscopy/lapar…
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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…
article
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…
article
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
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…