Key Takeaways
- Uterine fibroids are associated with heavy menstrual bleeding in a majority of affected patients, with ACOG noting heavy menstrual bleeding as the most common symptom
- 25% of women age 20–54 have uterine fibroids based on 2003–2004 ultrasound estimates in NHANES
- Approximately 1 in 5 women (20%) will undergo a hysterectomy by age 60 in the United States
- A burden study found that women with fibroids experienced around 2.8 more physician visits per year than women without fibroids
- Estimated annual US healthcare costs attributable to uterine fibroids were about $5.9 billion in 2013 (direct medical costs)
- A separate cost-of-illness estimate for the US valued the total economic burden of fibroids at about $34 billion per year (including indirect costs) in 2016
- In a US claims study, 23% of commercially insured women with a fibroid diagnosis received a hysterectomy within 1 year of diagnosis
- In a retrospective US study, 14% of women undergoing surgical treatment for fibroids underwent myomectomy vs hysterectomy in the same dataset
- Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is used for symptomatic fibroids, with a Medicare analysis showing UAE accounts for about 2% of fibroid procedures
- In MRgFUS studies, non-perfused volume reduction is reported at about 60%–80% shortly after treatment, depending on protocol
- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs can reduce uterine volume by about 50% prior to surgery in clinical trials
- GnRH analog therapy can increase hemoglobin by about 1 g/dL in patients with heavy menstrual bleeding and iron-deficiency anemia
- In patient-reported outcomes research, UFSS and related symptom measures show substantial improvement after hysterectomy and other effective therapies, reflecting QoL gains
- Heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids increases risk of reduced work productivity; studies quantify productivity loss using instruments like WPAI
- Uterine fibroids are associated with infertility in a subset of patients; one meta-analysis reports an odds ratio around 2 for fibroids in women with unexplained infertility
About 20% of women have uterine fibroids, often causing heavy bleeding and major healthcare and quality of life impacts.
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