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Fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas, are non-cancerous tumors that grow in or around the uterus.—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 18 July 2023 Your risk of developing fibroids is three times higher if your mother dealt with myomas, according to womenshealth.gov.
4.—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 18 July 2023 Uterine fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas, are non-cancerous growths found in or on the uterus which can be as small as a pea or as big as a grapefruit.—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 5 July 2023 What are fibroids? Fibroid tumors (also known as leiomyomas or myomas) are firm, white, round growths that are about the texture of solid rubber balls.—Hilda Hutcherson, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
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