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."