Self-reported bacterial vaginosis and risk of ultrasound-diagnosed incident uterine fibroid cases in a prospective cohort study of young African American women

Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Nov;27(11):749-751.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.10.003. Epub 2017 Oct 13.

Authors

Kristen R Moore¹, Donna D Baird²

Affiliations

¹ Epidemiology Branch A3-05, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC. Electronic address: kristen.moore@nih.gov.
² Epidemiology Branch A3-05, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Black or African American / statistics & numerical data*
Chlamydia Infections / complications
Chlamydia trachomatis
Female
Humans
Incidence
Leiomyoma / diagnostic imaging*
Leiomyoma / ethnology
Leiomyoma / microbiology
Prospective Studies
Self Report
Ultrasonography / methods*
United States / epidemiology
Uterine Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Uterine Neoplasms / ethnology
Uterine Neoplasms / microbiology
Vaginosis, Bacterial / ethnology*
Young Adult

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