Uterine Fibroids Point to Risk of Heart Disease Down the Line

Uterine Fibroids Point to Risk of Heart Disease Down the Line

(MedPage Today) -- Women with uterine fibroids were more prone to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), according to observational research. Based on a large study of the commercially insured U.S. population, there was an uptick in incident...

Women With Fibroids Have Sharply Increased Heart Disease Risk, Study Says

For many Black women, years of heavy bleeding, pelvic pain, and exhaustion during menstruation are dismissed as simply “having bad periods.” But a growing body of medical research shows that uterine fibroids — noncancerous growths in the muscle wall of the uterus — are at the center of a major, and often overlooked, health crisis for women — especially Black women. Groundbreaking research finds women who suffer from fibroids face an astonishingl…