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ReviewInternational journal of fertility & sterility

Epidemiology of Uterine Myomas: A Review.

Radmila Sparic, Ljiljana Mirkovic, Antonio Malvasi, Andrea Tinelli

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Review in International journal of fertility & sterility. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
99citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
20.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

99 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 183 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Prevalence and associated risk factors of uterine fibroids in the Kingdom of Eswatini.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2026
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  8. Transvaginal radiofrequency ablation for uterine myomas: A preliminary ecuadorian study.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2026
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  13. A Subserosal Fibroid With Myxoid Degeneration: A Challenging Pelvic Mass.Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology · 2026
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39 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Radmila SparicClinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ljiljana MirkovicClinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Antonio MalvasiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria Hospital, Bari, Italy; International Translational Medicine and Biomodelling Research Group Department of Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Moscow Region, Russia.
Andrea TinelliInternational Translational Medicine and Biomodelling Research Group Department of Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Moscow Region, Russia; Division of Experimental Endoscopic Surgery, Imaging, Technology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy.
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology · RU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myomas are the most common benign tumors of the genital organs in women of childbearing age, causing significant morbidity and impairing their quality of life. In our investigation, we have reviewed the epidemiological data related to the development of myomas in order to homogenize the current data. Therefore, a MEDLINE and PubMed search, for the years 1990-2013, was conducted using a combination of keywords, such as "myoma," "leiomyoma," "fibroids," "myomectomy," "lifestyle," "cigarette," "alcohol," "vitamins," "diet," and "hysterectomy". Randomized controlled studies were selected based upon the authors' estimation. Peer-reviewed articles examining myomas were sorted by their relevance and included in this research. Additional articles were also identified from the references of the retrieved papers and included according to authors' estimation. Many epidemiologic factors are linked to the development of myomas; however, many are not yet fully understood. These factors include age, race, heritage, reproductive factors, sex hormones, obesity, lifestyle (diet, caffeine and alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity and stress), environmental and other influences, such as hypertension and infection. Some of the epidemiological data is conflicting. Thus, more research is needed to understand all the risk factors that contribute to myoma formation and how they exactly influence their onset and growth.

Indexed as

FibroidLeiomyomaUterine Myoma

Identifiers

PMID26985330
PMCPMC4793163
OpenAlexW2414742334

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Registered trials

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