Allison F. Vitonis
No ORCID on file
· 85 papers in corpus
· active 2002-2026
Study types
- article 55
- other 18
- preprint 4
- rct 2
- review 2
Condition tags
- endometriosis 79
- chronic_pelvic_pain 16
- dysmenorrhea 10
- dyspareunia 8
- infertility 8
- interstitial_cystitis 2
- endometrioma 1
- adenomyosis 1
- irritable_bowel_syndrome 1
Top journals
- Fertility and sterility 8
- Human Reproduction 6
- Frontiers in reproductive health 4
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 4
- Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 3
Frequent coauthors
other
2019
BACKGROUND: Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) is the most promising ovarian cancer screening biomarker to date. Multiple studies reported CA125 levels vary by personal characteristics, which could inform personalized CA125 thresholds. However, thi…
article
2018
Abstract Background: Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) is a membrane-bound glycosylated mucin that has been reported to be the most promising biomarker for ovarian cancer screening, although results from two large randomized trials comparing scree…
article
2018
rct
2018
BACKGROUND: Randomized trials using the biomarker cancer antigen (CA) 125, with or without pelvic ultrasound, have failed to show a clear benefit of general population screening for ovarian cancer. In part, this may be due to a lack of info…
article
2018
article
2018
STUDY QUESTION: Is there an association between physical and sexual abuse occurring in childhood or adolescence and risk of laparoscopically-confirmed endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Early life sexual and physical abuse was associated with a…
article
2018
article
2018
article
2018
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
book-chapter
2017
article
2017
Menstrual pain, a common gynecological condition, has been associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer in some, but not all studies. Furthermore, potential variations in the association between menstrual pain and ovarian cancer by hist…
other
2017
INTRODUCTION: Operative morbidity of laparoscopic myomectomy largely relates to the potential for intraoperative blood loss. We sought to determine whether blood loss varies according to the menstrual cycle. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrosp…
article
2016
article
2016
article
2016
other
2014
A missense single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the immune modulatory gene IL1A has been associated with ovarian cancer risk (rs17561). Although the exact mechanism through which this SNP alters risk of ovarian cancer is not clearly unde…
article
2014
OBJECTIVE: To harmonize standard operating procedures (SOPs) and standardize the recording of associated data for collection, processing, and storage of human tissues relevant to endometriosis. DESIGN: An international collaboration involvi…
review
2014
OBJECTIVE: To harmonize the collection of nonsurgical clinical and epidemiologic data relevant to endometriosis research, allowing large-scale collaboration. DESIGN: An international collaboration involving 34 clinical/academic centers and …
review
2014
OBJECTIVE: To harmonize standard operating procedures (SOPs) and standardize the recording of associated data for collection, processing, and storage of fluid biospecimens relevant to endometriosis. DESIGN: An international collaboration in…
article
2013
STUDY QUESTION: Is there a relationship between body mass index (BMI), body shape and endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: Endometriosis is inversely associated with early adult BMI and may correlate with a peripheral body fat distribution. WHAT …
article
2012
other
2012
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a risk factor for epithelial ovarian cancer; however, whether this risk extends to all invasive histological subtypes or borderline tumours is not clear. We undertook an international collaborative study to asse…
journal-article
2012