Uterine Fibroids

Originally published: Jan 16, 2025

Updated occasionally

 

 

 

 

4.90x risk if you have hypertension

Soybean milk 2.52x risk

Exposure to food additives 3.17x risk

Oral birth control 0.30x risk

Over 3 births (vs. zero) 0.17x risk

In women with low BMI smoking reduces risk (0.30x)

https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.14640 

 

 

Obesity leads to a ~2.5x increased risk

"In the placebo group (n = 11), fibroid volume increased (24.3%) over the study period; however, patients randomized to green tea extract (n = 22, 800 mg/day) treatment showed significant reduction (32.6%, P = 0.0001) in total UF volume. In addition, EGCG treatment significantly reduced fibroid-specific symptom severity (32.4%, P = 0.0001)" 

"Large doses of vitamin D in rats led to tumor loss of up to 75%"

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13669-016-0156-0 (master list) 

https://www.healthline.com/health/uterine-fibroids

https://www.healthline.com/health/fibroids-natural-treatment 

"When the researchers looked at the data of individuals with vitamin D levels equal to or greater than 30 ng/mL, it was associated with an approximately 22% reduction in the incidence of fibroids when compared to individuals with levels less than 30 ng/mL. The group with the highest vitamin D serum levels of greater than 30 ng/mL also had a 32% increase in fibroid tissue loss." 

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2023/01/02/vitamin-d-for-uterine-fibroid-reduction.aspx 

More than 6 hours of leisure time was associated with 2x risk of uterine fibroids (compared to less than 2 hours of leisure time a day)

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073592