NIEHS, Uterine Fibroid Growth Study News

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NIEHS, Uterine Fibroid Growth Study News

http://dir.niehs.nih.gov/direb/fibroids/NEWSletter01022004.pdf

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#1 item that caught my attention:

" ...vigorous exercise of 3 or more hours per week reduces your risk of

fibroids by about 30-40%! "

Also:

" For each year women started periods before the age of 14, we found a

nearly 25% increase in the risk of fibroids. "

Um, I think this means I had a 100% increased risk of fibroids...as I

started menarche at age 10...damn. This does not bode well for my

daughter, either.

My early exposure to DDT as a child laborer, as well as other

organochlorides used in pesticide control of agricultural crops, was

most likely an early culprit of gene mutation. Lovely. And to think

we've off-loaded tons and tons of that crap to other countries without

the regulatory oversight the EPA offers here...