STUDY QUESTION: What is the association between endometriosis and the type and age of menopause? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis had a 7-fold increased risk of undergoing surgical menopause rather than natural menopause and were m…
PURPOSE: This study evaluated the feasibility of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping using dried blood spot (DBS) samples stored under various conditions, based on the genotyping success rate and concordance with whole blood res…
BackgroundThere have been few community-based epidemiological studies in which the prevalence of exogenous hormone use, including the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), has been accurately assessed in Ja…
PurposeAlthough the validity of self-reported osteoporosis is often questioned, validation studies are lacking. This study was performed to investigate how well self-reported diagnoses of osteoporosis agreed with validated clinical informat…
BACKGROUND: Because of the increased number of diagnosed cases of endometriosis or adenomyosis resulting in infertility, many women require assisted reproductive technology (ART) to become pregnant. However, incidences of obstetric complica…