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Risk Factors
Fibroids are two to five times more prevalent in black women than in white women. Risk is also higher in women who are overweight and lower in those who smoke and those who have given birth. The relationship between fibroids and oral contraceptive use is complex. Oral contraceptives are thought to decrease the risk of developing fibroids, except in women who start using them before age 17. In general, there are no tried-and-true ways to prevent fibroids.
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