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Alcohol consumption and the risk of new-onset uterine leiomyomas: a nationwide population-based study in 2.5 million Korean women aged 20 to 39 years
Fondness for alcohol may trigger the onset of uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) in women of reproductive age.
This study seeks to clarify the connection between alcohol drinking and a woman's propensity to develop uterine leiomyomas (fibroids). Researchers tracked the alcohol consumption habits and incidence of uterine fibroids among 2,512,384 Korean women aged 20-39 years over a 4-year period.
A woman's likelihood of having uterine leiomyomas was found to increase by as much as 12-20% with regular intake of alcohol. This study concluded that "avoiding or discontinuing drinking could lower the risk of new-onset uterine leiomyomas in early reproductive-age women."
Research Summary Information
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2023
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Sunmie Kim, Kyungdo Han, Su-Yeon Choi, Sun Young Yang, Seung Ho Choi, Jeong Yoon Yim, Jin Ju Kim, Min-Jeong Kim
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Department of Internal Medicine and Healthcare Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Department of Internal Medicine and Healthcare Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: cshmed@snuh.org. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Hospital Ilsan Medical Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
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