2004
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEndometriosisFemaleHumansLactationMenarcheMenstrual CycleParityProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsHealth 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
1999
Prevalence and Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Older Premenopausal Women: The Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles
Harlow BL, Cohen LS, Otto MW, Spiegelman D, Cramer DW. Prevalence and Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Older Premenopausal Women: The Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles. JAMA Psychiatry 1999, 56: 418-424. PMID: 10232296, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.5.418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsPremenstrual symptomsCommunity-based cohort studyOlder premenopausal womenMenstrual cycle irregularityPrevalence of depressionCommunity-based studyCES-D scoresCurrent depressive symptomsSelf-administered questionnaireCohort studyPremenopausal womenNulliparous womenUpper tertileCigarette smokingMenstrual historyOvarian functionHarvard StudyCycle irregularityMajor depressionMood disordersLower riskDepression scoresDepression historySymptoms
1998
Menstrual Cycle Characteristics and History of Ovulatory Infertility in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk in a Large Cohort of US Women
Garland M, Hunter D, Colditz G, Manson J, Stampfer M, Spiegelman D, Speizer F, Willett W. Menstrual Cycle Characteristics and History of Ovulatory Infertility in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk in a Large Cohort of US Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1998, 147: 636-643. PMID: 9554602, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate relative riskHealth Study IIMenstrual cycle characteristicsBreast cancer riskRelative riskOvulatory infertilityBreast cancerCancer riskLonger menstrual cycle lengthNurses' Health Study IICycle lengthUsual cycle lengthProspective cohort studyMenstrual cycle lengthOvulatory menstrual cyclesCohort studyBaseline questionnaireMenstrual cycleLarge cohortProtective effectUS womenAge 18Study IIInfertilityCycle characteristics
1994
The effect of dietary fat and fiber on serum estrogen concentrations in premenopausal women under controlled dietary conditions
Goldin B, Woods M, Spiegelman D, Longcope C, Morrill‐LaBrode A, Dwyer J, Gualtieri L, Hertzmark E, Gorbach S. The effect of dietary fat and fiber on serum estrogen concentrations in premenopausal women under controlled dietary conditions. Cancer 1994, 74: 1125-1131. PMID: 8039147, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940801)74:3+<1125::aid-cncr2820741521>3.0.co;2-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremenopausal womenSerum concentrationsSex hormonesDietary fatEstrone sulfateSerum sex hormonesSerum estrogen concentrationsSignificant decreaseInitial control periodDietary fiberMetabolic kitchenFollicular phaseMenstrual cycleFree estradiolAmount of fatEstrogen concentrationsHigh fiberDietary conditionsControl periodEstradiolIndependent effectsWomenAndrostenedioneFatHormone