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Uterine fibroids that can cause chronic pain and disrupt pregnancy plans disproportionately affect Black women, and research that would help women and girls is.
Updated on March 16, 2021 at 6:08 am
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Uterine fibroids that can cause chronic pain and disrupt pregnancy plans disproportionately affect Black women, and research that would help women and girls is underfunded, experts say.
The noncancerous tumors can be as small as a pea to larger than a football. More than 80% of Black women will have fibroids by age 50, the National Institutes of Health says, compared to about 70% of white women. Black women with fibroids are twice as likely as white women to have hysterectomies as a treatment. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
Updated on March 16, 2021 at 8:08 am
NBC Universal, Inc.
Uterine fibroids that can cause chronic pain and disrupt pregnancy plans disproportionately affect Black women, and research that would help women and girls is underfunded, experts say.
The noncancerous tumors can be as small as a pea to larger than a football. More than 80% of Black women will have fibroids by age 50, the National Institutes of Health says, compared to about 70% of white women. Black women with fibroids are twice as likely as white women to have hysterectomies as a treatment.
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