Pregnancy-related fibroid reduction.
Published
Journal Article
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.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Laughlin, SK; Herring, AH; Savitz, DA; Olshan, AF; Fielding, JR; Hartmann, KE; Baird, DD
Published Date
- November 2010
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 94 / 6
Start / End Page
- 2421 - 2423
PubMed ID
- 20451187
Pubmed Central ID
- 20451187
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1556-5653
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0015-0282
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.03.035
Language
- eng