Westhoff CL

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus · active 2004-2015

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  • article 2

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  • infertility 4
  • endometriosis 1
2015
Effects of fertility drugs on cancers other than breast and gynecologic malignancies.
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.06.045

ObjectiveTo examine the relationship of ovulation-stimulating drugs to risk of cancers other than breast and gynecologic malignancies.DesignRetrospective cohort study, with additional follow-up since initial report.SettingReproductive endoc…

2014
Long-term relationship of ovulation-stimulating drugs to breast cancer risk.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology ·doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0996

BackgroundAlthough fertility drugs stimulate ovulation and raise estradiol levels, their effect on breast cancer risk remains unresolved.MethodsAn extended follow-up was conducted among a cohort of 12,193 women evaluated for infertility bet…

2013
Fertility drugs and endometrial cancer risk: results from an extended follow-up of a large infertility cohort.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/det323

Study questionDo fertility drugs influence the subsequent risk of endometrial cancer in a manner that is independent of other risk predictors, such as parity?Summary answerIn this follow-up of a large cohort of women evaluated for infertili…

2013
Ovulation-inducing drugs and ovarian cancer risk: results from an extended follow-up of a large United States infertility cohort.
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.08.008

ObjectiveTo examine the relationship of ovulation-inducing drugs and ovarian cancer.DesignRetrospective cohort study, with additional follow-up since initial report.SettingFive large reproductive endocrinology practices.Patient(s)In a retro…

2011
Carbamazepine coadministration with an oral contraceptive: effects on steroid pharmacokinetics, ovulation, and bleeding.
Epilepsia ·doi:10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02917.x

PurposeAntiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are widely used in reproductive-age women. The AED carbamazepine (CBZ) induces the hepatic cytochrome P450 system, thereby accelerating hormone metabolism. We sought to assess the pharmacodynamic effects of…

article 2005
Causes of Infertility as Predictors of Subsequent Cancer Risk
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) ·doi:10.1097/01.ede.0000164812.02181.d5

BACKGROUND: Although studies have found elevated risks of certain cancers linked to infertility, the underlying reasons remain unclear. METHODS: In a retrospective cohort study of 12,193 U.S. women evaluated for infertility between 1965 and…

article 2004
Ovarian cancer risk associated with varying causes of infertility
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.02.109

ObjectiveTo evaluate the risk of ovarian cancer as related to underlying causes of infertility.DesignRetrospective observational cohort study.SettingFive large reproductive endocrinology practices.Patient(s)A total of 12,193 women evaluated…