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. 2016 Sep;106(9):1669–1676. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303350
Exposures Reproductive Life Events Long-Term Health Outcomes
Air pollution Menstrual cycle characteristics Hypertension
Body weight PCOS Type 2 diabetes
Body weight at age 18 y Infertility Coronary heart disease
Physical activity Fertility treatments Stroke
Sedentary activity Miscarriage or stillbirth Breast cancer
Diet Gestational diabetes Ovarian cancer
Occupational factors Preeclampsia Systemic lupus erythematosus
Age at menarche Breastfeeding Rheumatoid arthritis
Oral contraceptive use Preterm delivery
Abuse Low-birth-weight delivery
Stress Cesarean delivery
Birth weight Endometriosis
Parental smoking Fibroids
DES exposure in utero

Note. DES = diethylstilbestrol; PCOS = polycystic ovary syndrome.