Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)

This paper proposes a standard definition of endometriotic disease for epidemiologic studies and suggests subject-selection strategies to increase the validity of clinic- or population-based studies of the disease. Although endometriosis ca…

The objective of this case-control study is to identify factors associated with the prevalence of minimal or mild endometriosis among infertile women. Cases (N = 329) were women diagnosed by laparoscopy with minimal or mild endometriosis an…

We summarize the epidemiologic literature on the effect of life-style factors such as cigarette smoking, alcohol and caffeine consumption, physical exercise, body mass index, and drug use on female infertility. We identified relevant papers…

The present study utilized a case-control design to assess the relation between menstrual cycle factors and risk of endometriosis in women age 19-45 years. From a gynecologic specialty clinic in Western New York in 1987, we identified 104 l…