Open AccessEffectiveness of progestin-based therapy for morbidly obese women with complex atypical hyperplasia
Author(s) -
Marcia A. Ciccone,
Stephanie A. Whitman,
Charlotte L. Conturie,
Niquelle Brown,
Christina E. Dancz,
Begüm Özel,
Koji Matsuo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
archives of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.793
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1432-0711
pISSN - 0932-0067
DOI - 10.1007/s00404-019-05059-2
Subject(s) - medicine , progestin , body mass index , hormonal therapy , population , retrospective cohort study , gynecology , obstetrics , estrogen , breast cancer , cancer , environmental health
While progestins can effectively treat women with complex atypical hyperplasia (CAH), the impact of body habitus on treatment outcome is not well studied. We examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and progestin treatment outcomes.