Reproductive History and Endometriosis Among Premenopausal Women
Missmer SA, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Barbieri RL, Malspeis S, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. Reproductive History and Endometriosis Among Premenopausal Women. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2004, 104: 965-974. PMID: 15516386, DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000142714.54857.f8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study II cohortParous womenNurses' Health Study II cohortShorter menstrual cyclesProportional hazards modelLifetime durationEarly ageShorter cycle lengthsPast infertilityPremenopausal womenNulliparous womenProspective dataMenstrual cycleReproductive factorsLiveborn childrenHazards modelLast birthEndometriosisGreater incidenceReproductive historyCycle regularityWomenAnatomical changesCalendar timeCycle length