ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2013
The burden of uterine fibroids for African-American women: results of a national survey.
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106 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 250 citations in OpenAlex.
- Racial disparities in uterine fibroids and endometriosis: a systematic review and application of social, structural, and political context.Fertility and sterility · 2023Pooled it
- Inflammatory markers in women with reported benign gynecologic pathology: an analysis of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial.Annals of epidemiology · 2022Pooled it
- Progestogens or progestogen-releasing intrauterine systems for uterine fibroids (other than preoperative medical therapy).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Uterine and Fibroid Imaging Analysis from the FIRSTT Study.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2022Trial
- Uterine Fibroids in Black Women: A Race-Stratified Subgroup Analysis of Treatment Outcomes After Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2022Trial
- Elagolix Treatment for Up to 12 Months in Women With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Uterine Leiomyomas.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2020Trial
- Elagolix Alone or With Add-Back Therapy in Women With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Uterine Leiomyomas: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2018Trial
- Ulipristal Acetate for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Leiomyomas: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2018Trial
- Fibroid interventions: reducing symptoms today and tomorrow: extending generalizability by using a comprehensive cohort design with a randomized controlled trial.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2016Trial
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Uterine Fibroids Recruited from Clinical and Online Settings: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Use of Chemical Hair Straighteners and Menstrual Disturbances.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2026Article
- Fibroids and infertility.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Review
- Health-Related Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Stress in Women with Uterine Fibroids: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Fibroids and health disparities: the COllaboration for EQuity in Uterine Leiomyomas specialized center.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
- Treatment Utilization after Uterine Fibroid Diagnosis by Race and Ethnicity.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2026Article
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- The Invisible Burden: Examining the Impact of Exposure Misclassification in Epidemiologic Analyses of Uterine Fibroids.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2026Article
- A prospective study of hair dyes and uterine leiomyomata incidence in the study of environment, lifestyle, and fibroids.Fertility and sterility · 2026Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging patterns of premenopausal gynaecological conditions among women at Muhimbili National Hospital.PloS one · 2026Article
- Assessing Uterine Fibroid Symptoms and Health-related Quality of Life among women at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana: an analytical cross-sectional study using the UFS-QoL questionnaire.BMC women's health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundUterine fibroids have a disproportionate impact on African-American women. There are, however, no data to compare racial differences in symptoms, quality of life, effect on employment, and information-seeking behavior for this disease.
methodsAn online survey was conducted by Harris Interactive between December 1, 2011 and January 16, 2012. Participants were U.S. women aged 29-59 with symptomatic uterine fibroids. African-American women were oversampled to allow statistical comparison of this high-risk group. Bivariate comparison of continuous and categorical measures was based on the t-test and the Chi-squared test, respectively. Multivariable adjustment of risk ratios was based on log binomial regression.
resultsThe survey was completed by 268 African-American and 573 white women. There were no differences between groups in education, employment status, or overall health status. African-American women were significantly more likely to have severe or very severe symptoms, including heavy or prolonged menses (RR=1.51, 95% CI 1.05-2.18) and anemia (RR=2.73, 95% CI 1.47-5.09). They also more often reported that fibroids interfered with physical activities (RR=1.67, 95% CI 1.20-2.32) and relationships (RR=2.27, 95% CI 1.23-4.22) and were more likely to miss days from work (RR=1.77, 95% CI 1.20-2.61). African-American women were more likely to consult friends and family (36 vs. 22%, P=0.004) and health brochures (32 vs. 18%, P<0.001) for health information. Concerns for future fertility (RR=2.65, 95% CI 1.93-3.63) and pregnancy (RR=2.89, 95% CI 2.11-3.97) following fibroid treatments were key concerns for black women.
conclusionsAfrican-American women have more severe symptoms, unique concerns, and different information-seeking behavior for fibroids.
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