1. Gene Variant Raises Risk of Uterine Fibroids - US News and World Report
Mutation discovered more common in white women, but different genes might raise risk in black women

2. USNews.com: Health: Fibroids: Risk Factors
Fibroids are two to five times more prevalent in black women than in white women. Risk is also higher in women who are overweight and lower in those who smoke and those who have given birth.

3. Uterine fibroids : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic tumor. Fibroids may be seen as many as 1 in every 5 women in their childbearing years (the time after starting menstruation for the first time and before menopause) Fibroids usually affect women over age...• Reviewer: Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine; Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Uterine Fibroids  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Uterine fibroids (also called leiomyomas or myomas) are benign growths of the muscle inside the uterus. They are not cancerous, nor are they related to cancer . Fibroids can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including heavy menstrual bleeding and ...• Author: Amy B. Tuteur MD