Uterine fibroids with heavy menstrual bleeding stratified by race in a commercial and Medicaid database
Black women with UF-HMB were diagnosed at a younger age than White women, and White women had higher hysterectomy rates than Black women, representing a shift from earlier researched treatment patterns. Patients with UF-HMB were also highly reliant on hormonal contraceptives, followed by nearly universal therapeutic discontinuation.
Authors
- Michael Stokes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1822-6214)
- Cassandra Lickert
- Sanjay K. Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8046-9807)
- Rong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8751-9590)
Institutions
- Solvay (Belgium) (BE)
- Cégep de Saint-Laurent (CA)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJOG Global Reports
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2024.100412
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17