Childhood adversity has been associated with adverse adult health outcomes. We investigated its association with spontaneous abortion (SAB) risk and the potential buffering effects of social support and integration (SSI). This analysis incl…
Discrimination may increase risk of spontaneous abortion (SAB, pregnancy loss <20 weeks' gestation) through physiological responses and limited access to resources. We examined associations between self-reported experiences of discriminatio…
Racialized economic segregation is a known determinant of health disparities that has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, no study has investigated its association with fecundability, the per-cycle probability of conce…
STUDY QUESTION: To what extent are there racial and ethnic disparities in fecundability in North America? SUMMARY ANSWER: In a North American preconception cohort study, we observed large differences in fecundability across racial and ethn…
We examined the association between childhood adversity and fecundability (the per-cycle probability of conception), and the extent to which childhood social support modified this association. We used data from 6318 female participants aged…
BACKGROUND: Gynecologic surgery is hypothesized to reduce risk of breast cancer; however, associations may be modified by subsequent hormone use. Our objective was to examine the association between gynecologic surgery and breast cancer inc…