Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 405-414 , August 2004

Ovarian cancer risk associated with varying causes of infertility

Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, which was held in San Antonio, Texas, October 11–15, 2003.

  • Louise A Brinton, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Louise A. Brinton, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd., Room 7068, Rockville, Maryland 20852-7234, USA (FAX: 301-402-0916).
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  • Emmet J Lamb, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
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  • Kamran S Moghissi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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  • Bert Scoccia, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Michelle D Althuis, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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  • Jerome E Mabie, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Information Management Services, Inc Rockville, Maryland, USA
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  • Carolyn L Westhoff, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

Received 2 October 2003 ,Revised 12 February 2004 ,Accepted 12 February 2004.

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☆ Supported by National Cancer Institute intramural funds.

PII: S0015-0282(04)00879-9

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.02.109

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 405-414 , August 2004

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