The estimated annual cost of uterine leiomyomata in the United States

ER Cardozo, AD Clark, NK Banks, MB Henne… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to estimate the total annual societal cost of
uterine fibroid tumors in the United States, based on direct and indirect costs that include …

The health disparities of uterine fibroid tumors for African American women: a public health issue

HM Eltoukhi, MN Modi, M Weston, AY Armstrong… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Uterine fibroid tumors (leiomyomas) are the most common benign pelvic tumors in women
and are the major indication for hysterectomy. Fibroid tumors are more common and more …

The impact of uterine leiomyomas: a national survey of affected women

BJ Borah, WK Nicholson, L Bradley… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective We sought to characterize the impact of uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) in a racially
diverse sample of women in the United States. Study Design A total of 968 women (573 …

The burden of uterine fibroids for African-American women: results of a national survey

EA Stewart, WK Nicholson, L Bradley… - Journal of women's …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Background: Uterine fibroids have a disproportionate impact on African-American women.
There are, however, no data to compare racial differences in symptoms, quality of life, effect …

Growth of uterine leiomyomata among premenopausal black and white women

SD Peddada, SK Laughlin, K Miner, JP Guyon… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - pnas.org
Uterine leiomyomata (fibroids) are the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States.
Black women have a greater fibroid burden than whites, yet no study has systematically …

The burden of uterine fibroids in five European countries

E Downes, V Sikirica, J Gilabert-Estelles… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To quantify the burden of uterine fibroids (UF) on health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) and work productivity in a general population of women. STUDY DESIGN: Women …

Sustained relief of leiomyoma symptoms by using focused ultrasound surgery

WH Parker - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Thank you for a most enjoyable piece worthy of framing outside my office door. 1 It is clear
that we in obstetrics and gynecology are coming to a boil regarding this administration's …

Uterine artery embolization for treatment of leiomyomata: long-term outcomes from the FIBROID Registry

SC Goodwin, JB Spies… - Obstetrics & …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To assess long-term clinical outcomes of uterine artery embolization across a
wide variety of practice settings in a large patient cohort. METHODS: The Fibroid Registry for …

The direct and indirect costs of uterine fibroid tumors: a systematic review of the literature between 2000 and 2013

AM Soliman, H Yang, EX Du, SS Kelkar… - American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This systematic literature review was conducted to summarize the direct and indirect costs
per patient that are associated with uterine fibroid tumors in international studies. A search …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and tolerability of CDB-2914 treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase IIb study

LK Nieman, W Blocker, T Nansel, S Mahoney… - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the P receptor modulator CDB-2914
(Ulipristal, CDB). DESIGN: Randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial …