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Protective effect of pregnancy for development of uterine leiomyoma.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Dec 2001
Walker C L, Cesen-Cummings K, Houle C, Baird D, Barrett J C, Davis B
Abstract excerpt
Many factors that can modulate the risk of developing uterine leiomyoma have been identified, including parity. Epidemiological data on decreased risk of developing this disease has been subject to different interpretations regarding whether pregnancy per se is protective or, as leiomyomas are a major cause of infertility, women that develop these tumors are less fertile and thus have lower pregnancy rates. We...
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