Upson K
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· 10 papers in corpus
· active 2020-2026
Study types
- other 3
- article 2
- editorial 1
- review 1
Condition tags
- adenomyosis 4
- endometriosis 2
- chronic_pelvic_pain 1
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review
2026
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous compounds that can deleteriously affect gynecologic health through interference with hormonal systems. Research on EDC exposure and gynecologic health has generally focu…
other
2025
BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis can confer life-altering symptoms such as pelvic pain. Yet, the epidemiologic study of this uterine condition lags other gynaecologic conditions. This includes the investigation of intrauterine exposures that could d…
editorial
2024
article
2024
Chronic pelvic pain is heterogeneous with potentially clinically informative subgroups. We aimed to identify subgroups of pelvic pain based on symptom patterns and investigate their associations with inflammatory and chronic pain-related co…
other
2023
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between breastfeeding history, including lifetime exclusive breastfeeding, and risk of adenomyosis. DESIGN: We used data from a case-control study designed with 2 control groups to address the challen…
other
2023
OBJECTIVE: To investigate cannabis smoking and tobacco cigarette smoking in relation to adenomyosis risk. DESIGN: We used data from a case-control study of adenomyosis conducted among enrollees ages 18-59 years of an integrated health care…
2023
BackgroundMetals may influence reproductive health, but few studies have investigated correlates of metal body burden among reproductive-aged women outside of pregnancy. Furthermore, while there is evidence of racial disparities in exposure…
2023
BackgroundUterine fibroids are highly prevalent, benign tumors. They are the leading indication for hysterectomy, and Black women are disproportionally burdened. Soy-based infant formula contains phytoestrogens, and exposure during sensitiv…
2020
BackgroundInjectable contraceptive use is common, with 74 million users worldwide. Use of the injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is associated with bone mineral density loss. We hypothesize that increased bone…
article
2020
Purpose of reviewRecent studies of environmental chemicals and endometriosis were critically evaluated from the epidemiologic perspective to identify aspects of study design and analyses that may contribute to discrepant results across stud…