Use of chemical hair straighteners in relation to incidence and growth of uterine leiomyomata: a prospective ultrasound study

Authors

Lauren A Wise
Samantha Schildroth
Sharonda M Lovett
Ruth J Geller
Stacy A Patchel
Symielle A Gaston
Chandra L Jackson
Traci N Bethea
Chad M Coleman
Ganesa Wegienka, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Amelia Wesselink
Quaker E Harmon
Donna D Baird
Nyia L Noel

Recommended Citation

Wise LA, Schildroth S, Lovett SM, Geller RJ, Patchel SA, Gaston SA, Jackson CL, Bethea TN, Coleman CM, Wegienka G, Wesselink A, Harmon QE, Baird DD, and Noel NL. Use of chemical hair straighteners in relation to incidence and growth of uterine leiomyomata: a prospective ultrasound study. Am J Epidemiol 2025.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-31-2025

Publication Title

American journal of epidemiology

Keywords

Black or African American; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; hair preparations; leiomyoma; prospective cohort studies; urogenital diseases; uterine neoplasms

PubMed ID

41469322

ePublication

ePub ahead of print