Marco Zaccaria: How Uterine Fibroids Affect Latina Women
Marco Zaccaria, Global Product Manager at ESGE European Society Gynecology Endoscopy, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Uterine fibroids may be less common in Latina women than earlier estimates suggested, according to new research
The study, led by researchers at Michigan Medicine, is one of the largest in the United States to confirm fibroid cases using ultrasound, considered a more accurate method than self-reporting or medical records alone
‘There has been limited data on how fibroids affect Latina women,’ said lead author Erica M., M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School and Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at U-M Health Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital
The study included 621 reproductive-age Latina women, primarily of Mexican descent, ages 21 to 50: researchers found that 11.8% had fibroids, a lower rate than some previous estimates, which have been as high as 37% for this group
Rates increased with age, with a 3.5% prevalence among women ages 21–30 and 18.7% among women ages 41–50, according to the findings in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM – AJOG MFM.
Based in Southeast Michigan, the research leveraged community based participatory research methodology to examine how factors like weight, metabolism, and environment may influence fibroid development and growth.”
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