According to the National Uterine Fibroid Foundation (NUFF) of the United States, every 10 minutes, 12 hysterectomies are performed in the US because of uterine fibroids. Possibly as many as 80% of all women have uterine fibroids while majority usually have no symptoms, 1 in 4 end up with symptoms severe enough to require treatment. The more you know about uterine fibroids and your reproductive system, the better you are. As claimed by the NUFF, hysterectomy is certainly a treatment option, it isn’t necessarily the only option. Ten Facts About Fibroids 1. Black women are 2-3 times more likely to present with symptomatic uterine fibroids and will do so at a younger age than the rest of the population of women with uterine fibroids 2. Average age range for fibroids to become symptomatic is between 35 – 50yrs. 3. Asian women have a lower incidence of symptomatic uterine fibroids 4. Obesity is associated with the presence of fibroids (not sure which comes first, fib...
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