Howard AG

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
article 2025
Ethno-Racial Differences in Age and Symptom Severity Among Pre-Menopausal Women Commencing Treatment for Benign Gynecological Conditions with a Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Device
Health equity ·doi:10.1089/heq.2024.0238

INTRODUCTION: Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (LNG-IUDs) can be effective treatments for benign gynecological conditions, but there may be ethno-racial differences in how patients receive treatment. METHODS: Data were from a …

other 2025
Racial and ethnic differences in risk for hysterectomy following insertion of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device: A retrospective cohort study
Contraception ·doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2025.111046

OBJECTIVES: Evidence regarding risk for hysterectomy following treatment for benign gynecological conditions with a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) is limited. We assess whether race and ethnicity are associated with …

2023
Ethnoracial Differences in Premenopausal Hysterectomy: The Role of Symptom Severity.
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000005225

ObjectiveTo evaluate whether greater symptom severity can explain higher hysterectomy rates among premenopausal non-Hispanic Black compared with White patients in the U.S. South rather than potential overtreatment of Black patients.MethodsU…

2023
The Carolina hysterectomy cohort (CHC): a novel case series of reproductive-aged hysterectomy patients across 10 hospitals in the US south.
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02837-8

BackgroundHysterectomy is a common surgery among reproductive-aged U.S. patients, with rates highest among Black patients in the South. There is limited insight on causes of these racial differences. In the U.S., electronic medical records …