Black women require more hospitalizations and surgeries than other racial groups and face higher medical costs for their fibroid treatment. |
During a lifetime, Black women are 3 times more likely to develop fibroids than white women.
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Fibroid disease starts earlier in black women and affects 25 percent by age 24.
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It is common for a black woman to have multiple fibroids and the risk of having more than one increases with her age.
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Black women have 3.5 times higher rates of hospitalizations and are 2.4 times more likely to undergo a hysterectomy.
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Black women with fibroids have bloating, pressure & swelling two times as often as white women and are three times more likely to experience anemia. |
Medical Expenditures $4.1-$9.4 Billion |
Pregnancy Complications Up to $7.8 Billion |
Lost Work Hours $1.5-$17.2 Billion |
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