Pregnancy-related Fibroid Reduction
Laughlin, S. K., Herring, A. H., Savitz, D. A., Olshan, A. F., Fielding, J. R., Hartmann, K. E., & Baird, D. D. (2010). Pregnancy-related fibroid reduction. Fertility and Sterility, 94(6), 2421-2423. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.03.035
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that the protective effect of parity on fibroids is due to direct pregnancy-related effects by following women from early pregnancy to postpartum period with ultrasound. Of 171 women with one initial fibroid, 36% had no identifiable fibroid at the time of postpartum ultrasound, and 79% of the remaining fibroids decreased in size.
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