Stephen M. Schwartz

ORCID: 0000-0001-7499-8502 · 4 papers in corpus
article 2013
Research

Ba c k g r o u n d: Endometriosis, a gynecologic disorder affecting 8–10 % of reproductive-age women in the United States, is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and is linked to pelvic pain and infertility. Env…

article 2011
Genetic variation in the sex hormone metabolic pathway and endometriosis risk: an evaluation of candidate genes
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.004

ObjectiveTo evaluate the relationship between common genetic variation in genes involved in the biosynthesis and signaling of estrogen and progesterone and endometriosis risk.DesignGenetic polymorphism analysis.SettingPopulation-based case-…

article 2010
Non–Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Risk of Endometriosis
Environmental health perspectives ·doi:10.1289/ehp.0901444

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, a gynecologic disorder affecting 8-10% of reproductive-age women in the United States, is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and is linked to pelvic pain and infertility. Environmenta…

article 2006
Lignan and isoflavone excretion in relation to uterine fibroids: a case-control study of young to middle-aged women in the United States
·doi:10.1093/ajcn/84.3.587

BackgroundUterine fibroids are hormonally responsive; estradiol and progesterone stimulate their growth, and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists shrink them. Phytoestrogens, including isoflavones and lignans, can act as weak estrogens …