Breastfeeding history and adenomyosis risk using a novel case-control study design.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between breastfeeding history, including lifetime exclusive breastfeeding, and risk of adenomyosis.

Design

We used data from a case-control study designed with 2 control groups to address the challenge of selecting noncases for a valid epidemiologic study when cases are identified by hysterectomy. The case-control study was conducted among premenopausal and postmenopausal enrollees aged 18-59 years in a large, integrated health care system in western Washington state.

Patient(s)

Cases were enrollees with incident, pathology-confirmed adenomyosis diagnosed during 2001-2006 (n = 386). The 2 control groups were as follows: (1) randomly selected age-matched enrollees with intact uteri ("population controls," n = 323) and (2) hysterect

SUBMITTER: Hall MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079609 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature