Because few well-designed epidemiologic studies exist, the incidence, prevalence, and risk
factors for endometriosis remain uncertain. However, despite the relative paucity of studies …

The epidemiology of ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer is closely entwined.
Agespecific incidence curves and the international rates for both sites parallel each other …

In reviewing the epidemiology of recurrent abortion (RAB), we believe it is necessary to
consider the epidemiology of spontaneous abortion (SAB) as well, since it is clear that even …

Background Endometriosis is a risk factor for epithelial ovarian cancer; however, whether
this risk extends to all invasive histological subtypes or borderline tumours is not clear. We …

Entrapment of surface epithelium within the ovarian stroma was proposed as an initial event
in the pathogenesis of cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary. Subsequent events, including …

A proportion of adenocarcinomas in prophylactic adnexectomies (bilateral salpingo-
oophorectomies [BSOs]) from women with BRCA mutations (BRCA positive) occur in the …

Advances in understanding the epidemiology of endometriosis have lagged behind other
diseases because of methodologic problems related to disease definition and control …

ContextDevelopment of new biomarkers for ovarian cancer is needed for early detection and
disease monitoring. Analyses involving complementary DNA (cDNA) microarray data can be …

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified four susceptibility loci for
epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), with another two suggestive loci reaching near genome …

Controversy surrounds the relations among infertility, fertility drug use, and the risk of
ovarian cancer. The authors pooled interview data on infertility and fertility drug use from …