Fertility drug use and the risk of ovarian tumors in infertile women: A case-control study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2031-2036

  Asante, Albert ^a   Leonard, Phoebe H ^a   Weaver, Amy L ^a   Goode, Ellen L ^a   Jensen, Jani R ^a   Stewart, Elizabeth A ^a   Coddington, Charles C ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Borderline tumors; case control; fertility drugs; ovarian tumors; primary infertility

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIGRAVIDA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY TUMOR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TUMOR INVASION;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84878474810     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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