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Pregnancy History and Risk of Endometrial Cancer

2011; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 22; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/ede.0b013e3182263018

1531-5487

Gaia Pocobelli, Jennifer A. Doherty, Lynda F. Voigt, Shirley A.A. Beresford, Deirdre A. Hill, Chu Chen, Mary Anne Rossing, Rebecca Holmes, Zorawar S. Noor, Noel S. Weiss,

Endometriosis Research and Treatment

Epidemiologic studies are consistent in finding that women who have had at least one birth are less likely to develop endometrial cancer. Less clear is whether timing of pregnancies during reproductive life influences risk, and the degree to which incomplete pregnancies are associated with a reduced risk.