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Low plasma vitamin D as a predictor of uterine fibroids in a nigerian population
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2021 Background: Uterine fibroid is the most common benign tumour of the uterus and the exact cause is unknown. Vitamin D has been found to inhibit cell proliferation and enhance apoptosis in vitro. Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the plasma level of
Karima Abubakar Tunau +6 more
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International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021 Background Uterine fibroids, the most common cause of gynecologic surgery, have a reported cumulative incidence of 59% among Black women in the U.S. Uterine fibroids negatively impact the quality of women’s lives.
Christophe Millien +6 more
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Evaluation of vitamin D-deficiency effects on the incidence of uterine fibroids [PDF]
Pharmaceutical Sciences Asia, 2022 Uterine fibroids are a very common benign tumor in women of reproductive age due to unknown aetiology. There is growing evidence that vitamin D deficiency has a potential role in developing uterine fibroids.
Shafq Al-azzawi +2 more
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Myomectomy during cesarean section [PDF]
Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, 2021 Myomas (fibroids, leiomyomas) are the most common benign tumors of genital organs in women of reproductive age and represent a significant problem in women's health care.
Sparić Radmila +5 more
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The role of atorvastatin in suppressing tumor growth of uterine fibroids
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2018 Background Medical therapeutic options remain quite limited for uterine fibroids treatment. Statins, competitive inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase, have anti-tumoral effects on multiple cancer types, however, little is known ...
Zhaojun Shen +6 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2020 Background Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumor of the reproductive tract in women. Uterine artery embolization has been approved as an alternative treatment option for uterine fibroids to reduce uterine and fibroid volumes as well as to ...
Ahmed M. Elsharkawy +4 more
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Fertility & Reproduction, 2023 Complicated uterine fibroids in young women, who wish to preserve fertility, and/ or unwilling to undergo surgery, or those having uterine fibroids deemed difficult for surgical intervention, need a less invasive and effective treatment method ...
Dao Le Thi Ahn +3 more
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Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research, 2022 Purpose: To study the clinico-pathological profile of breast cancer patients and the prevalence of uterine fibroids in them, their hormonal levels and hormone receptor status. Patients and methods: 52 patients with breast cancer who attended AIIMS Bhopal
Anjaly Mohan +3 more
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Environmental Disease, 2022 Background: Uterine fibroids are a major health challenge to some women in the world, especially women of African descendants. The etiology of uterine fibroids and the mechanisms of their growth are not fully understood, and those factors that make women
Fatimoh Bukola Kareem +1 more
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Do symptomatic endometriosis and uterine fibroids appear together?
Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 2011 Objectives : Endometriosis and uterine fibroids are common gynecological disorders in fertile women. It has been suggested that these two disorders may be associated with each other. In this study, we tested whether this connection exists.
Outi Uimari +2 more
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