Tubal Ligation and Risk of Endometrial Cancer: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Bilateral tubal ligation (BTL) is a common form of birth control in the United States. There are limited, contradictory data examining BTL and the risk of endometrial cancer and none examining type I and type II cancers separately. We investigated the association between BTL and endometrial cancer risk using the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational and Dietary Modification Studies.

Methods

Demographic information and history of BTL were obtained from the baseline questionnaires from 76,483 WHI participants in the Observational and Dietary Modification Studies. Univariable and multivariable models were used to examine the association of BTL with type I and type II endometrial cancers.

Results

A total of 1137 women were diagnosed with incident endomet

SUBMITTER: Winer I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4761296 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature