Leppert PC
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· 12 papers in corpus
· active 2006-2021
Study types
- article 3
Condition tags
- chronic_pelvic_pain 1
- infertility 1
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- Hesley GK 4
- Weaver AL 4
- Woodrum DA 4
- Nieves A 3
- Gorny KR 3
- Elizabeth A. Stewart 3
- Maureen P. Kohi 3
- AbdElmagied AM 3
- Jacoby VL 3
- Borah BJ 3
2021
Scientists from multiple basic disciplines and an international group of physician-scientists from the field of obstetrics and gynecology presented recent studies and discussed new and evolving theories of uterine fibroid etiology, growth a…
2019
BackgroundUterine leiomyomas (fibroid tumors) cause considerable symptoms in 30-50% of women and are the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States. Women with uterine fibroid tumors often seek uterine-preserving treatments, but com…
2017
BackgroundUterine fibroids are a common problem for reproductive-aged women, yet little comparative effectiveness research is available to guide treatment choice. Uterine artery embolization and magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ult…
2016
2016
BackgroundUterine fibroids are an important source of morbidity for reproductive-aged women. Despite an increasing number of alternatives, hysterectomies account for about 75% of all fibroid interventional treatments. Evidence is lacking to…
2015
Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) are the most prevalent medical problem of the female reproductive tract, but there are few non-surgical treatment options. Although many advances in the understanding of the molecular components of these tumors…
article
2012
BackgroundFew histopathologic studies of uterine wound healing have been published compared with similar healing in other tissues. Our objective was to examine the histopathology resulting from iatrogenic trauma to the myometrium to acquire…
2012
BackgroundAlthough histological dating of endometrial biopsies provides little help for prediction or diagnosis of infertility, analysis of individual endometrial proteins, proteomic profiling and transcriptome analysis have suggested sever…
2012
Uterine fibroids are common reproductive-age benign tumors that contribute to severe morbidity and infertility. Cumulative incidence is 4 times higher in Africian-Americans compared to Caucasians and constitutes a major health disparity cha…
2011
ObjectiveTo present the rationale, design, and methodology of the Fibroid Interventions: Reducing Symptoms Today and Tomorrow (FIRSTT) study.DesignRandomized clinical trial.SettingTwo academic medical centers.Patient(s)Premenopausal women w…
article
2007
ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the percentage of women scheduled for hysterectomy who would have liked to have had a child or more children and associated factors.MethodsThe study sample included 1140 premenopausal women…
article
2006
Utility of screening for other causes of infertility in women with “known” polycystic ovary syndrome
We investigated the prevalence of abnormal screening results (questionnaire and testing for other causes of oligo-ovulation, male or tubal factor infertility) in a group of 1,313 oligo-ovulatory women (included and excluded subjects) whose …