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ArticleCurrent epidemiology reports2020

Environmental risk factors for endometriosis: A critical evaluation of studies and recommendations from the epidemiologic perspective.

Kristen Upson

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Article in Current epidemiology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Smoking and endometriosis: A narrative review.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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Kristen UpsonDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Funding

Influence of Diet, Iron Stores, and Toxic Metals on Uptakes and Effects on Uterine Fibroid Risk in African American WomenR00NR017191 · NINR · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI UPSON, KRISTEN · 2019 to 2021
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NINR NIH HHS R00 NR017191
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewRecent studies of environmental chemicals and endometriosis were critically evaluated from the epidemiologic perspective to identify aspects of study design and analyses that may contribute to discrepant results across studies. RECENT

findingsOf the 29 studies reviewed, 12 studies used new approaches to population-based sampling. The remaining studies were conducted primarily among patients undergoing pelvic surgery; controls may not represent the exposure experience of the underlying study base, resulting in biased estimates of associations. Most studies used biologic specimens collected near diagnosis and varied in analytic approaches to minimize bias. Few studies investigated ovarian, deep-infiltrating, and peritoneal endometriosis presentations separately. SUMMARY: Recommendations to move the field forward include: (1) control selection from a defined study base, (2) exposure characterization during the etiologically-relevant window, (3) employment of best practices to minimize bias in analyses, and (4) separate consideration of endometriosis presentations that may be etiologically-distinct entities.

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bisphenol Aendometriosisenvironmentmetalspersistent organic pollutantsphthalates

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PMID33042729
PMCPMC7543974

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