Stacey A. Missmer
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· 301 papers in corpus
· active 2000-2026
Study types
- article 190
- other 46
- review 36
- preprint 9
- book-chapter 7
Condition tags
- endometriosis 283
- infertility 44
- chronic_pelvic_pain 42
- dysmenorrhea 17
- dyspareunia 13
- endometrioma 6
- adenomyosis 5
- interstitial_cystitis 4
- irritable_bowel_syndrome 4
- thoracic_endometriosis 1
Top journals
Frequent coauthors
- Missmer SA 183
- Krina T. Zondervan 82
- Allison F. Vitonis 65
- Kathryn L. Terry 62
- Christian M. Becker 50
- Holly R. Harris 45
- Andrew W. Horne 44
- Vitonis AF 43
- Grant W. Montgomery 42
- Leslie V. Farland 42
book-chapter
2018
preprint
2018
Uterine leiomyomata (UL), also known as uterine fibroids, are the most common neoplasms of the reproductive tract and the primary cause for hysterectomy, leading to considerable impact on women’s lives as well as high economic burden 1,2 . …
article
2018
article
2018
Study objectiveTo explore the potential occurrence of long-term side effects and tolerability of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) plus 2 different add-back regimens in adolescent patients with endometriosis.DesignFollow-up que…
article
2018
article
2018
ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and experience of migraines in adolescents with surgically confirmed endometriosis compared with those without endometriosis.DesignCross-sectional study conducted within The Women's Health Study: From Ad…
other
2018
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis symptoms often start at a young age, and the time between symptom onset and endometriosis diagnosis can be several years. It is not clear whether the symptoms that are experienced by adolescents differ from adults.…
article
2018
PurposeWhile endometriosis is recognized to have a high patient burden for adults, the level of morbidity it causes for adolescents has been understudied, and may be minimized by clinicians. The purpose of this study was to determine whethe…
other
2017
Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have identified 19 independent common risk loci for endometriosis. Most of the GWA variants are non-coding and the genes responsible for the association signals have not been identified. Herein, we aime…
article
2017
Much evidence suggests a role for inflammation in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Although investigators in numerous case-control studies have found elevation of inflammatory markers in patients with endometriosis, results were not consi…
article
2017
An altered hormonal or chronic systemic inflammatory milieu characterizing endometriosis may result in a higher risk of hypercholesterolemia and hypertension. Conversely, elevated low-density lipoprotein in hypercholesterolemia and chronic …
article
2017
STUDY QUESTION: Are body size across the life course and adult height associated with endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometriosis is associated with lean body size during childhood, adolescence and adulthood; tall total adult height; and t…
article
2017
BackgroundEndometriosis-the ectopic implantation of endometrial-like tissue-affects 10% of adolescent females and adults. Bladder involvement, causing dysuria and hematuria, occurs in a very small number of endometriosis patients.CaseThe pa…
article
2017
Introduction The levonorgestrel (LNG)-intrauterine device (IUD) is effective for many, but not all, women with endometriosis in managing pelvic pain. The aim of this study was to explore the characteristics associated with recurrent endomet…
article
2017
BACKGROUND: Modeling early endometrial differentiation is a crucial step towards understanding the divergent pathways between normal and ectopic endometrial development as seen in endometriosis. METHODS: To investigate these pathways, mouse…
article
2017
PurposeEndometriosis is associated with ovarian cancer, but the relation with endometrial cancer is unclear. Prior studies generally were retrospective and had potential limitations, including use of self-reported endometriosis, failure to …
other
2017
PURPOSE: Endometriosis has been associated with an increased risk of skin melanoma. However, associations with other skin cancer types and how they compare with melanoma are unclear. Our objective was to prospectively investigate the relati…
book-chapter
2017
article
2017
Study Question Do genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for endometriosis provide insight into novel biological pathways associated with its pathogenesis? Summary Answer GWAS analysis uncovered multiple pathways that are statistically e…
article
2017
Study question: Do genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for endometriosis provide insight into novel biological pathways associated with its pathogenesis? Summary answer: GWAS analysis uncovered multiple pathways that are statistically…
book-chapter
2017
article
2017
Objective To investigate the association between lifetime breast feeding, exclusive breast feeding, postpartum amenorrhea, and incidence of endometriosis among parous women. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Nurses’ Health Study II, …
letter
2017
article
2017
PurposeThe aim of this study is to evaluate frequency of hospitalization before, during, and after assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment by cycle outcome.MethodsSix thousand and one hundred thirty women residing in Massachusetts …
meta-analysis
2017
Endometriosis is a heritable hormone-dependent gynecological disorder, associated with severe pelvic pain and reduced fertility; however, its molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here we perform a meta-analysis of 11 genome-wide ass…