Carlo La Vecchia

ORCID: 0000-0003-1441-897X · 10 papers in corpus · active 1989-2023

Study types

  • review 5
  • article 3
  • letter 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 6
  • infertility 1
letter 2023
Nomegestrol acetate for symptomatic endometriosis and meningioma risk: understandable statistics for decision-making
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.05.002
review 2014
Coffee and caffeine intake and risk of endometriosis: a meta-analysis
European journal of nutrition ·doi:10.1007/s00394-014-0662-7
review 2014
Tobacco smoking and risk of endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006325

OBJECTIVE: Since conflicting results have been published on the role of tobacco smoking on the risk of endometriosis, we provide an up-to-date summary quantification of this potential association. DESIGN: We performed a PubMed/MEDLINE searc…

other 2009
Hormone-related factors and gynecological conditions in relation to endometrial cancer risk
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) ·doi:10.1097/cej.0b013e328329d830

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of menstrual and reproductive variables, breastfeeding, exogenous hormones, and gynecological conditions on endometrial cancer risk. We conducted a case-control study in Italy, includ…

article 2002
Risk factors for endometrial hyperplasia: Results from a case-control study
·doi:10.1046/j.1525-1438.2002.01105.x
article 1999
Diet and Uterine Myomas
·doi:10.1097/00006250-199909000-00014

In Brief Objective To analyze the relation between selected dietary indicators and the risk of uterine myomas. Methods We used data from a case-control study on risk factors for uterine myomas conducted in Italy between 1986 and 1997. Cases…

review 1998
Oral Contraceptive Use and Benign Gynecologic Conditions
Contraception ·doi:10.1016/s0010-7824(97)00201-1
article 1994
Contraceptive methods and risk of pelvic endometriosis
Contraception ·doi:10.1016/0010-7824(94)90108-2
review 1990
The antiestrogenic effect of cigarette smoking in women
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0002-9378(90)90420-c
review 1989
Post-coital contraception: An overview of published studies
·doi:10.1016/0010-7824(89)90123-6