The epidemiology of gynaecologic health: Contemporary opportunities and challenges

Sarah R. Hoffman; Leslie V. Farland; Kemi M. Doll; Wanda K. Nicholson; Maya A. Wright; Whitney R. Robinson

doi:10.1136/jech-2019-213149

The epidemiology of gynaecologic health: Contemporary opportunities and challenges

Sarah R. Hoffman
, Leslie V. Farland
, Kemi M. Doll
, Wanda K. Nicholson
, Maya A. Wright
, Whitney R. Robinson

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Abstract

The field of reproductive epidemiology has primarily focused on reproductive outcomes and gynaecologic cancers. The study of non-cancerous, gynaecologic conditions (eg, uterine fibroids, endometriosis) has not received serious treatment in existing epidemiology textbooks and reproductive epidemiology curricula. Further, these conditions do not neatly fit into the other common subdisciplines within epidemiology (eg, infectious disease, cardiovascular, injury and occupational epidemiology and so on). In this commentary, we identify and illustrate three critical challenges to advancing the epidemiologic research of non-cancerous, gynaecologic conditions. With greater investment and a patient-centred approach, epidemiology can advance knowledge about this critical area of human welfare.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	398-401
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Volume	75
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-213149
State	Published - Apr 1 2021

Keywords

Clinical epidemiology
Epidemiological methods
Gender
Gynaecology
Reproductive health

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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