ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE AMONG PRE- AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN1
BERKOWITZ G, KELSEY J, LIVOLSI V, HOLFORD T, MERINO M, ORT S, O'CONNOR T, GOLDENBERG I, WHITE C. ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE AMONG PRE- AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN1. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1984, 120: 87-96. PMID: 6741927, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrocystic breast diseaseOral contraceptive useBreast diseaseOral contraceptivesContraceptive useHospital-based case-control studyOral contraceptive exposureGeneral surgical serviceCase-control studyLong-term useContraceptive exposurePostmenopausal women1Postmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenCystic diseaseStudy groupSurgical servicesDecreased frequencyPast usersDiseaseIncreased occurrenceWomenContraceptivesNegative associationAssociation