Reducing Your Risk of Developing Uterine Fibroids
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There are no known risk factors for developing uterine fibroids, other than being a woman of reproductive age. There are no guidelines for preventing fibroids because the cause is unknown.
References:
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website. Available at: http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp074.cfm . Accessed June, 30, 2008.
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy . 17th ed. Merck and Co.; 1999.
National Women’s Health Resource Center website. Available at: http://www.healthywomen.org/ . Accessed March 1, 2006.
Last reviewed June 2008 by Ganson Purcell Jr., MD, FACOG, FACPE
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