Lauren Wise
@wisewoman75.bsky.social
Professor of Epidemiology @BUSPH • Principal Investigator of @BUprestostudy • @Harvard @BowdoinCollege Alum • Working to improve reproductive & perinatal health
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New article on racial and ethnic differences in fecundability (per-cycle probability of conception) published with @wisewoman75.bsky.social and others.
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doi.org/10.1093/humr...
Racial and ethnic disparities in fecundability: a North American preconception cohort study
AbstractSTUDY QUESTION. To what extent are there racial and ethnic disparities in fecundability in North America?SUMMARY ANSWER. In a North American precon
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April 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New article on racial and ethnic differences in fecundability (per-cycle probability of conception) published with @wisewoman75.bsky.social and others.
doi.org/10.1093/humr...
doi.org/10.1093/humr...
NYTimes: You Had a Hysterectomy. What Did the Doctor Leave Behind? “Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...
So You’ve Had a Hysterectomy. Do You Know What Was Removed?
Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health.
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December 3, 2024 at 11:54 AM
NYTimes: You Had a Hysterectomy. What Did the Doctor Leave Behind? “Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...
PRESTO research by Dr. Julia Bond: Many Patients Don’t Discuss Sexual Dysfunction, Distress or Pain with Doctors—Published in AJOG, her study found that ~30% of women trying to conceive experienced sexual pain, but ~70% of them did not discuss this issue with their doctor. www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Many Patients Don’t Discuss Sexual Dysfunction, Distress, or Pain with Doctors
A new study found that nearly 30 percent of women trying to conceive experienced sexual pain, but nearly 70 percent of these participants did not discuss this issue with their doctor.
www.bu.edu
December 3, 2024 at 3:10 AM
PRESTO research by Dr. Julia Bond: Many Patients Don’t Discuss Sexual Dysfunction, Distress or Pain with Doctors—Published in AJOG, her study found that ~30% of women trying to conceive experienced sexual pain, but ~70% of them did not discuss this issue with their doctor. www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
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Very cool early signal that anti-cancer HPV vaccines are doing their thing!
Cervical cancer mortality in US women younger than 25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination.
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November 28, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Very cool early signal that anti-cancer HPV vaccines are doing their thing!
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Congress is key for improving research on pregnancy loss. A bill signed this summer was a good start - but didn’t include any $$$.
SHINE Act would put actual money into this area.
www.shineforautumnact.org
SHINE Act would put actual money into this area.
www.shineforautumnact.org
SHINE FOR AUTUMN ACT
www.shineforautumnact.org
November 29, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Congress is key for improving research on pregnancy loss. A bill signed this summer was a good start - but didn’t include any $$$.
SHINE Act would put actual money into this area.
www.shineforautumnact.org
SHINE Act would put actual money into this area.
www.shineforautumnact.org
Eliza Pentz, PRESTO Research Assistant & @busph.bsky.social MS student, shipping biospecimen collection kits for the study! The kits collect blood, urine, saliva, hair, toenails & vaginal swabs. We are so thankful to Eliza & our participants for advancing science on #reproductive & perinatal health!
November 27, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Eliza Pentz, PRESTO Research Assistant & @busph.bsky.social MS student, shipping biospecimen collection kits for the study! The kits collect blood, urine, saliva, hair, toenails & vaginal swabs. We are so thankful to Eliza & our participants for advancing science on #reproductive & perinatal health!
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By way of introduction, my contribution from a few years back of 12 main types of scientific papers in environmental health #environment #publichealth
November 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
By way of introduction, my contribution from a few years back of 12 main types of scientific papers in environmental health #environment #publichealth
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BU School of Public Health has made it to BlueSky! Give them a follow @busph.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 11:30 PM
BU School of Public Health has made it to BlueSky! Give them a follow @busph.bsky.social
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This past week, I had an opportunity to share some very brief thoughts on how the recent US election may impact disability rights. I’m honored to be counted among so many great voices. Check out the full article: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
‘There’s No Way Through This but Forward’
SPH faculty, staff, and students share what a second Trump administration means to them personally and to the public health issues that matters most to them—and how we can remain optimistic and embrac...
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November 18, 2024 at 5:52 PM
This past week, I had an opportunity to share some very brief thoughts on how the recent US election may impact disability rights. I’m honored to be counted among so many great voices. Check out the full article: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Thankful to Jillian McKoy at BUSPH for this wonderful piece about Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO) and its 10 year anniversary! #pregnancy #fertility #miscarriage #reproductivehealth presto.bu.edu www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Can We Predict Our Ability to Conceive?
For more than a decade, researchers for Boston University’s Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO) have been uncovering lifestyle, environmental, and medical factors that may affect people’s chances of conce...
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November 16, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Thankful to Jillian McKoy at BUSPH for this wonderful piece about Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO) and its 10 year anniversary! #pregnancy #fertility #miscarriage #reproductivehealth presto.bu.edu www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...