Observational studyOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery2020
Effects of Pregnancy on Otosclerosis.
Observational study in Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Impact of Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period on Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Other Audiological Changes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Temporal Bone High Resolution Computed Tomography Findings in a Case of Postpartum Otosclerosis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Pregnancy, Estrogen Exposure, and the Development of Otosclerosis: A Case-Control Study of 1196 Women.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Otosclerosis under the magnifying glass.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologieArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe effect of pregnancy on otosclerosis is controversial. If pregnancy physiologically increases the risk of progression, females with children would be expected to receive stapedectomy earlier than childless females and males. Here, we seek to determine whether sex moderates the relationship between number of children and age at stapedectomy. STUDY
designRetrospective observational study of national health care claims.
setting2003 to 2016 Optum Clinformatics Data Mart. SUBJECTS AND
methodsIn total, 6025 privately insured US adults (3553 females, 2472 males) who received stapedectomy for otosclerosis were queried for age and number of children at the time of initial surgery.
resultsThe average age at stapedectomy was significantly lower in females than males (46.8 vs 48.1 years;
conclusionSex does not moderate the effect of increasing number of children on decreasing age at stapedectomy. Social, rather than biological, factors surrounding parenthood such as increased overall health care utilization may explain prior associations between pregnancy and otosclerosis.
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