Who Gets Fibroids?

It is estimated that between 20 and 40 percent of women over 35 have fibroids.* Although it is not clear what causes uterine fibroids, any woman can develop them. However, certain women appear to have an increased risk:

• Overweight or obese women
• African-American women
• Women who have not gone through menopause**

* U.S. Food and Drug Administration
** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services