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1BChapter 2 – All About Uterine fibroids
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4. Vaginal Cancer: A very rare cancer among women, those in the
highest risk group include women who were exposed to the synthetic
estrogen DES.
Who’s At Risk for Fibroids?
Since the absolute cause of fibroids remains unknown it can be difficult to say
which women are at the highest risk for them. Still, statistics show that these
risk groups seem to get fibroids at a higher rate than others:
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Women in their 50’s. As a matter of fact, 40% of women will get fibroids
by their 40 th birthday; compared to 70-80% of pre-menopausal women
in their 50’s.
• Women who started their periods at an earlier age.
• African-American Women – they are twice as likely as white women to
develop fibroids.
•
Women who have never been pregnant. Women who have had at least
four children are 70-80% less likely to get fibroids.
• Women who are overweight.
• Women who have at least one female relative with fibroids.
• Women with higher than normal levels of estrogen and/or progesterone
in their systems (this may include post-menopausal women who take
hormone supplements).
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