Uterine Fibroids

Endocrine Disruptors May Cost Billions in Health Effects: Report

03.22.2016 But evidence for causality remains weak by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today Endocrine-disrupting chemicals could be costing the European Union up to €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) a year because of female reproductive health problems, a new report estimated. Researchers looked at two conditions that they said had the most robust data: uterine fibroids […]

Low Vitamin D Tied to Fibroids

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR APRIL 19, 2013 Inadequate levels of vitamin D may increase the risk for uterine fibroids, a new study reports. Vitamin D has been associated with reduced risk for various diseases, but this is the first to examine the connection to fibroids, benign tumors of the uterus that can cause pain and bleeding. Researchers randomly […]