Brian W. Whitcomb
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· 12 papers in corpus
· active 2003-2022
Study types
- article 5
- other 3
- review 1
Condition tags
- endometriosis 7
- infertility 2
- endometrioma 1
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article
2022
Importance: Early natural menopause (ENM) has been associated with reduced reproductive span, cardiovascular disease risk, and early mortality. The potential adverse implications of endometrioma surgery for ovarian reserve are known, yet th…
2020
The majority of research within reproductive and gynecologic health, or investigating ART, is observational in design. One of the most critical challenges for observational studies is confounding, while one of the most important for discove…
2019
Early natural menopause, the cessation of ovarian function prior to age 45 years, affects approximately 10% of women and increases risk of cardiovascular disease and other adverse conditions. Laboratory evidence suggests a potential role of…
other
2019
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between protein intake and the risk of incident premenstrual syndrome (PMS). DESIGN: Nested case-control study. FFQ were completed every 4 years during follow-up. Our main analysis assessed protein in…
article
2017
review
2009
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In theory, use of aspirin in IVF is based on its anti-inflammatory, vasodilatory, and platelet aggregation inhibition properties, which improve blood flow to a woman's implantation site. It is hypothesized that this effec…
2008
ObjectiveTo assess cycle outcome among day 5 and day 6 cryopreserved frozen-thawed blastocyst embryo transfers (FBET).DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingMilitary-based assisted reproduction technology (ART) center.Patient(s)One hundred…
other
2008
The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is used to evaluate a biomarker's ability for classifying disease status. The Youden Index (J), the maximum potential effectiveness of a biomarker, is a common summary measure of the ROC cur…
article
2005
There is mounting evidence that endometriosis may have an environmental origin, possibly exposure to hormonally active agents such as dioxin and other compounds that bioaccumulate. Among candidate materials are polychlorinated biphenyls (PC…
article
2004
BACKGROUND: Hormonally active environmental agents have recently been associated with the development of endometriosis. METHODS: We undertook a study to assess the relationship between endometriosis, an estrogen-dependent gynaecological dis…
other
2004
article
2003
Endometriosis is an estrogen dependent gynecologic disorder affecting approximately 10% of females of reproductive age. Its etiology remains elusive though hormonal and immunological factors have been postulated as underlying mechanisms. Of…