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SUBMITTER: Wise LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4733579 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wise Lauren A LA Laughlin-Tommaso Shannon K SK
Clinical obstetrics and gynecology 20160301 1
Uterine leiomyomata (UL) have a substantial impact on women's health, but relatively few studies have identified opportunities for primary prevention of these neoplasms. Most established risk factors are not modifiable, including premenopausal age, African ancestry, age at menarche, and childbearing history. The main challenge in studying UL is that a large proportion of tumors are asymptomatic. Herein, we review the epidemiology of UL from published studies to date. We highlight the advantages ...[more]