Effects of Pregnancy on Otosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The effect of pregnancy on otosclerosis is controversial. If pregnancy physiologically increases the risk of progression, females with children would be expected to receive stapedectomy earlier than childless females and males. Here, we seek to determine whether sex moderates the relationship between number of children and age at stapedectomy.

Study design

Retrospective observational study of national health care claims.

Setting

2003 to 2016 Optum Clinformatics Data Mart.

Subjects and methods

In total, 6025 privately insured US adults (3553 females, 2472 males) who received stapedectomy for otosclerosis were queried for age and number of children at the time of initial surgery.

Results

The average age at stapedectomy was significantly lower in

SUBMITTER: Qian ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7278075 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature