C La Vecchia
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· 6 papers in corpus
review
1998
The following review considers the main epidemiologic data on oral contraceptives (OC) and the risk of major benign gynecologic diseases. Earlier studies investigating the relationship between OC use and functional ovarian cysts indicated t…
other
1996
To evaluate the understandability and the validity of information included in package inserts of the 20 main oral contraceptive (OC) preparations sold in Italy, we systematically tabulated the indications, contraindications and side-effects…
article
1994
The relation between contraceptive methods and risk of pelvic endometriosis has been analyzed in a case-control study. Cases were 376 women with laparoscopically or laparotomically confirmed pelvic endometriosis admitted to a network of Obs…
review
1990
Epidemiologic results indicate that women who smoke cigarettes are relatively estrogen-deficient. Smokers have an early natural menopause, a lowered risk of cancer of the endometrium, and an increased risk of some osteoporotic fractures. Mo…
other
1989
To evaluate the risk factors for serous, mucinous and endometrioid ovarian cysts, data were collected in a case-control study conducted in the greater Milan area based on 202 women with benign cysts (114 endometrioid and 88 serous or mucino…
other
1981