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ArticleAmerican journal of epidemiology2026

Use of chemical hair straighteners in relation to incidence and growth of uterine leiomyomata: a prospective ultrasound study.

Lauren A Wise, Samantha Schildroth, Sharonda M Lovett, Ruth J Geller, Stacy A Patchel, Symielle A Gaston, Chandra L Jackson, Traci N Bethea, Chad M Coleman, Ganesa Wegienka and 4 more

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Article in American journal of epidemiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

14 authors.

Lauren A WiseDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2138-3752
Samantha SchildrothDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, United States.
Sharonda M LovettDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5840-6404
Ruth J GellerDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8828-0761
Stacy A PatchelWestat, Public Health Practice, Durham, NC 27713, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3975-2088
Symielle A GastonEpidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Durham, NC 27709, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9495-1592
Chandra L JacksonEpidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Durham, NC 27709, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0915-8272
Traci N BetheaOffice of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Center, Washington, DC, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3205-2078
Chad M ColemanDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7694-8821
Ganesa WegienkaDivision of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, United States.
Amelia K WesselinkDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3929-4451
Quaker E HarmonEpidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Durham, NC 27709, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5866-848X
Donna D BairdEpidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Durham, NC 27709, United States.
Nyia L NoelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University,  Boston, MA 02118, United States.

Funding

Social and Environmental Determinants of Health EquityZIAES103325 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI JACKSON, CHANDRA · 2017 to 2025
$12.7M
Environmental influences on fertility and reproductive healthZIAES103333 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI JUKIC, ANNE MARIE · 2019 to 2025
$7.3M
Endocrine disrupting chemicals and risk of uterine fibroids: a prospective studyR01ES024749 · NIEHS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI LAUREN A WISE · 2015 to 2026
$4.8M
Environmental risk factors for uterine fibroids: a prospective ultrasound study(Supplement)R01ES028235 · NIEHS · HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM · PI WEGIENKA, GANESA REBECCA, WISE, LAUREN A · 2017 to 2021
$3.3M
UTERINE LEIOMYOMAS--A CASE CONTROL STUDYZ01ES049013 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BAIRD, DONNA D. · 1995 to 2008
$904k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 ES049013Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES103325Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES103333intramural program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R01ES024749 and R01ES028235intramural program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Z1AES103325, ZIAES09013, and ZIAES103333NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES024749NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES028235
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