Williams MA

ORCID: 0000-0001-5807-5281 · 10 papers in corpus · active 2011-2026

Study types

  • other 4

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • infertility 1
other 2026
Environment international ·doi:10.1016/j.envint.2026.110260

BACKGROUND: Personal care products (PCPs) may contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that can impact menstrual health. Despite widespread usage, little is known about the associations of PCP usage, EDC avoidance, and menstrual cycle …

2026
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2025.11.031

BackgroundPolycystic ovary syndrome is a common endocrine disorder, characterized by oligomenorrhea and androgen excess. Only a few studies have addressed the natural history of menstrual cycles among women with polycystic ovary syndrome an…

other 2025
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2025.03.002

BACKGROUND: Using menstrual products is a part of managing menstrual bleeding. Product use may represent individual, social, and economic influences. A few studies on menstrual product use from specific regions in the United States reported…

other 2023
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2022.10.029

BACKGROUND: Use of menstrual tracking data to understand abnormal bleeding patterns has been limited because of lack of incorporation of key demographic and health characteristics and confirmation of menstrual tracking accuracy. OBJECTIVE:…

2022
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2021.09.041

BackgroundProspective longitudinal cohorts assessing women's health and gynecologic conditions have historically been limited.ObjectiveThe Apple Women's Health Study was designed to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship among mens…

2015
Carcinogenesis ·doi:10.1093/carcin/bgv039

Lifestyle factors are responsible for a considerable portion of cancer incidence worldwide, but credible estimates from the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) suggest that the fraction of ca…

2015
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine ·doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a023143

The timing of birth is a critical determinant of perinatal outcome. Despite intensive research, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the onset of labor both at term and preterm remain unclear. It is likely that a "parturition cascade" e…

2013
Annals of epidemiology ·doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.09.006

Assessment of cortisol concentrations in hair is one of the latest innovations for measuring long-term cortisol exposure. We performed a systematic review of correlates of cortisol in human hair to inform the design, analysis, and interpret…

other 2013
American journal of epidemiology ·doi:10.1093/aje/kwt110

Studies of delayed conception and risk of gestational diabetes (GDM) are sparse, although common underlying mechanisms are plausible, including insulin resistance and inflammation. The association between a history of infertility and GDM wa…

2011
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.09.004

ObjectiveThe role of posttranscription regulation in preeclampsia is largely unknown. We investigated preeclampsia-related placental microRNA (miRNA) expression using microarray and confirmatory quantitative real-time polymerase chain react…