In vitro fertilization is associated with an increased risk of borderline ovarian tumours

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 372-376

  Stewart, Louise M ^a   Holman, C D'Arcy J ^a   Finn, Judith C ^a,b   Preen, David B ^a   Hart, Roger ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Bethesda Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Borderline ovarian tumours; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Hazard ratios; In vitro fertilization; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY CANCER; OVARY TUMOR; PARITY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876293503     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.01.027     Document Type: Article

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