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Reproducibility of oral contraceptive histories and validity of hormone composition reported in a cohort of US women
David J. Hunter,JoAnn E. Manson,Graham A. Colditz,Graham A. Colditz,Lisa Chasan-Taber,Lisa Chasan-Taber,Lisa M. Troy,Lisa M. Troy,Meir J. Stampfer,Meir J. Stampfer,Frank E. Speizer,Frank E. Speizer,Walter C. Willett +12 more
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Histories of oral contraceptive use were reported by 116,686 women aged 25 to 42 years in the Nurses' Health Study II on a self-administered questionnaire accompanied by a color photo booklet of all OC preparations ever marketed in the US.About:
This article is published in Contraception.The article was published on 1997-12-01. It has received 99 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Telephone interview.read more
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Reproductive and menopausal factors and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in women.
TL;DR: Early age atMenarche, oral contraceptive use, early age at menopause, surgical menophere, and postmenopausal use of hormones were each associated with an increased risk of SLE, and these associations may point to the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of Lupus erythematosus.
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Oral contraceptives and the risk of myocardial infarction
TL;DR: This nationwide, population-based, case–control study investigated the association between the use of oral contraceptives and the risk of myocardial infarction according to the type of progestagen included in third-generation and second-generation oral contraceptives, the dose of estrogen, and the presence or absence of prothrombotic mutations.
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A prospective study of reproductive factors and oral contraceptive use in relation to the risk of uterine leiomyomata
Lynn M. Marshall,Donna Spiegelman,Marlene B. Goldman,JoAnn E. Manson,Graham A. Colditz,Robert L. Barbieri,Meir J. Stampfer,David J. Hunter +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the risk of uterine leiomyomata in relation to reproductive factors and oral contraceptive use was investigated in a cohort of female registered nurses from 14 states in the United States who completed mailed questionnaires in 1989, 1991 and 1993.
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Reproductive history and endometriosis among premenopausal women.
Stacey A. Missmer,Susan E. Hankinson,Donna Spiegelman,Robert L. Barbieri,Susan Malspeis,Walter C. Willett,David J. Hunter +6 more
TL;DR: Hormonal and anatomical changes associated with menstruation and pregnancy may affect the rate of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis within this cohort, and risk was greatest among nulliparous women with earlier age at menarche and shorter menstrual cycles.
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AMA drug evaluations.
TL;DR: The third edition of the AMA Drug Evaluations book (ADE ) has just been published and provides for the physician information on how to prescribe effective and safe agents for most clinical conditions.
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Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives : collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53.297 women with breast cancer and 100.239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies
Eugenia E. Calle,Clark W. Heath,H. L. Miracle-McMahill,R. J. Coates,Jonathan M. Liff,Silvia Franceschi,R. Talamini,N. Chantarakul,Suporn Koetsawang,D. RachawatRachawat,A. Morabia,L. Schuman,Walter F. Stewart,Moyses Szklo,Chris Bain,F. Schofield,Victor Siskind,Philip A. Band,Andrew J. Coldman,Richard P. Gallagher,T. G. Hislop,P. Yang,Stephen W. Duffy,L. M. Kolonel,A. M.Y. Nomura,Mark W. Oberle,Howard W. Ory,Herbert B. Peterson,Hoyt G. Wilson,Phyllis A. Wingo,K. Ebeling,D. Kunde,P. Nishan,Graham A. Colditz,Nicholas G. Martin,Tieng Pardthaisong,S. Silpisornkosol,C. Theetranont,B. Boosiri,S. Chutivongse,P. Jimakorn,Pramuan Virutamasen,C. Wongsrichanalai,Anthony J. McMichael,T. Rohan,Marianne Ewertz,Carle Paul,David C. G. Skegg,Peter Boyle,M. Evstifeeva,J. R. Daling,Kathi Malone,E. A. Noonan,Janet L. Stanford,David B. Thomas,N. S. Weiss,Emily White,N. Andrieu,A Brêmond,F Clavel,B. Gairard,J. Lansac,L. Piana,R. Renaud,S. R.P. Fine,H. R. Cuevas,P. Ontiveros,A. Palet,S. B. Salazar,N. Aristizabel,A. Cuadros,A. Bachelot,M. G. Lê,J. Deacon,Julian Peto,C. N. Taylor,E. Alfandary,Baruch Modan,Elaine Ron,Gary D. Friedman,Robert A. Hiatt,T. Bishop,J. Kosmelj,M. Primic-Zakelj,B. Ravnihar,J. Stare,W. L. Beeson,Graeme Fraser,D. S. Allen,R. D. Bulbrook,Jack Cuzick,I. S. Fentiman,J. L. Hayward,De Yun Wang,R. L. Hanson,M. C. Leske,Martin C. Mahoney,P. C. Nasca,A. O. Varma,A. L. Weinstein,Torgil Möller,Håkan Olsson,Jonas Ranstam,R.A. Goldbohm,P.A. van den Brandt,R. A. Apelo,J. Baens,J. R. de la Cruz,B. Javier,L. B. Lacaya,Corazon A. Ngelangel,C. La Vecchia,Eva Negri,Ettore Marubini,Monica Ferraroni,Mariette Gerber,Sylvia Richardson,C. Segala,D. Gatei,P. Kenya,A. Kungu,J. G. Mati,Louise A. Brinton,Robert N. Hoover,Catherine Schairer,Robert Spirtas,H. P. Lee,Matti A. Rookus,F. V. van Leeuwen,J. A. Schoenberg,Marilie D. Gammon,E. A. Clarke,Lee W. Jones,Klim McPherson,A. Neil,M. Vessey,D. Yeates,Valerie Beral,Diana Bull,B. Crossley,C Hermon,Simon Jones,Timothy J. Key,Claire E. Lewis,Gillian K Reeves,Pete Smith,Rory Collins,Richard Doll,Richard Peto,P. Hannaford,Kay Cr,Luis Rosero-Bixby,Y. T. Gao,Jian-Min Yuan,H. Y. Wei,T. Yun,C. Zhiheng,G. Berry,J Cooper Booth,T. Jelihovsky,Robert MacLennan,R. Shearman,Q. S. Wang,C. J. Baines,Anthony B. Miller,C. Wall,Eiliv Lund,H. Stalsberg,A. Dabancens,L. Martinez,R. Molina,O. Salas,Freda E. Alexander,B. S. Hulka,C. E. D. Chilvers,Leslie Bernstein,Robert W. Haile,Annlia Paganini-Hill,M. C. Pike,R. K. Ross,Giske Ursin,Mimi C. Yu,Hans-Olov Adami,Reinhold Bergström,M. P. Longnecker,Polly A. Newcomb,T. M.N. Farley,S. Holck,O. Meirik +188 more
TL;DR: Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives: Collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53297 women with breast cancer and 100239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies as mentioned in this paper.
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Misinterpretation and misuse of the kappa statistic
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Investigation of relation between use of oral contraceptives and thromboembolic disease.
M. P. Vessey,R. Doll +1 more
TL;DR: To determine the relationship between use of oral contraceptives and thromboembolic disease 58 married women discharged from 19 hospitals near London with diagnosis of thrombolic diseases (ICD 463-466) without predispoition were interviewed.
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AMA Drug Evaluations
TL;DR: Of all the sections of the book, this particular one would seemingly offer the greatest potential for educating the physician as to the possible merits of a AMA-DE, the author imparts the hope that pharmacology instructors will use the book in the course of their teaching responsibilities.
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A quantitative assessment of oral contraceptive use and risk of ovarian cancer.
Susan E. Hankinson,Graham A. Colditz,David J. Hunter,TL Spencer,Bernard Rosner,Meir J. Stampfer +5 more
TL;DR: A quantitative assessment of the association between oral contraceptive use and ovarian cancer using results from the published literature found a summary relative risk of 0.64 associated with ever–use of OC, indicating a 36% reduction in ovarian cancer risk.