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Areas of Future Research in Fibroid Therapy
William H. Catherino, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Research Division Uniformed Services University Associate Program Director Division of REI, PRAE, NICHD, NIH
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- f the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the US Government.
RFTS Blacks Whites Seveso Italy CARDIA Age 33-46 Whites Blacks Sweden/Whites (Age 33-40) Whites Blacks UFS
Cumulative Incidence of Fibroids over Reproductive Lifespan
Laughlin Seminars Reprod Med 2010;28: 214
Fibroids Increase Miscarriage Rate
Guben Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2013;11:102
Odds of miscarriage decreased with no myoma compared to myoma Not Impacting the Cavity OR = 0.737 [0.647, 0.840]
Obstetric Complications of Fibroids
Complication Fibroid No Fibroid OR Abnormal labor 49.6% 22.6% 2.2 Cesarean Section 46.2% 23.5% 2.0 Preterm delivery 13.8% 10.7% 1.5 Breech position 9.3% 4.0% 1.6 pp Hemorrhage 8.3% 2.9% 2.2 PROM 4.2% 2.5% 1.5 Placenta previa 1.7% 0.7% 2.0 Abruption 1.4% 0.7% 2.3
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