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Isaac Schiff
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 154
Citations - 8687
Isaac Schiff is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Estrogen & Menopause. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 153 publications receiving 8494 citations. Previous affiliations of Isaac Schiff include Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Effects of postmenopausal estrogen replacement on the concentrations and metabolism of plasma lipoproteins.
Brian W. Walsh,Isaac Schiff,Bernard Rosner,Louise Greenberg,Veronica A. Ravnikar,Frank M. Sacks +5 more
TL;DR: Two randomized, double-blind crossover studies in healthy postmenopausal women who had normal lipid values at base line found that estrogen-replacement therapy may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and this beneficial effect may be mediated in part by favorable changes in plasma lipid levels.
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The Relation of Endometriosis to Menstrual Characteristics, Smoking, and Exercise
Daniel W. Cramer,Emery A. Wilson,Robert J. Stillman,Merle J. Berger,Serge Belisle,Isaac Schiff,Bruce Albrecht,Mark Gibson,Bruce V. Stadel,Stephen C. Schoenbaum +9 more
TL;DR: Risk for endometriosis may relate to menstrual factors that predispose to greater pelvic contamination with menstrual products and to constitutional factors that influence endogenous hormonal levels.
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Lower prevalence of breast cancer and cancers of the reproductive system among former college athletes compared to non-athletes.
Rose E. Frisch,Grace Wyshak,N L Albright,T E Albright,Isaac Schiff,Kirtly Parker Jones,Jelia C. Witschi,E Shiang,E Koff,M Marguglio +9 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that long term athletic training may lower the risk of breast cancer and cancers of the reproductive system.
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Indications for hysterectomy.
TL;DR: Although there appears to be a downward trend in the rate since the mid-1980s, it is not yet known whether a true decline has occurred, because there have been recent changes in the NHDS sampling method.
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Parathyroid hormone for the prevention of bone loss induced by estrogen deficiency.
Joel S. Finkelstein,Anne Klibanski,Elizabeth H. Schaefer,Mark D. Hornstein,Isaac Schiff,Robert M. Neer +5 more
TL;DR: Parathyroid hormone can prevent bone loss in the lumbar spine in young women with estrogen deficiency caused by treatment with GnRH analogues, according to a study conducted in women with endometriosis androgen-dependent disorders.