Scoccia B

No ORCID on file · 11 papers in corpus · active 2004-2025

Study types

  • article 2
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • infertility 5
  • endometriosis 1
2025
Impact of race and ethnicity on in vitro fertilization outcomes in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome in the United States.
F&S reports ·doi:10.1016/j.xfre.2025.02.008

ObjectiveTo study the impact of maternal race and ethnicity on live birth rates (LBRs) in white, Asian, Hispanic, and African American women with infertility, with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), undergoing in vitro fertilizat…

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
Fluoroscopic tubal recanalization in tubal factor related infertility.
Seminars in interventional radiology ·doi:10.1055/s-0034-1382797
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…

2012
Fertility drugs and the risk of breast and gynecologic cancers.
Seminars in reproductive medicine ·doi:10.1055/s-0032-1307421

The evaluation of cancer risk among patients treated for infertility is complex, given the need to consider indications for use, treatment details, and the effects of other factors (including parity status) that independently affect cancer …

2012
In vitro fertilization pregnancy rates in levothyroxine-treated women with hypothyroidism compared to women without thyroid dysfunction disorders.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association ·doi:10.1089/thy.2011.0343

BackgroundUntreated hypothyroidism can lead to ovulatory dysfunction resulting in oligo-amenorrhea. Treatment with levothyroxine can reverse such dysfunction and thus should improve fertility. The purpose of this retrospective study was to …

review 2010
Internal Herniation of Adnexa Through a Defect of the Broad Ligament: Case Report and Literature Review
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.10.002

Internal herniation through a defect of the broad ligament occurs rarely. Herniation of the ovary rather than the small intestine or colon is extremely rare. We present only the third known case of herniation of the adnexa into a broad liga…

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…