genetic link for fibroid formation

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> I was wondering if there is any " known cause " that is

> scientific and documented for these invaders????? In other words,

> does any one

> really know why women develop these benign tumors either thin women,

> overweight

> women, Hispanic, African American etc. I wish there was a cure or at

> least a

> known cause so we could educate future generations of women. Thanks

> for

> listening. L

Hello in reply to your question I came across a study that is being

conducted at Brigham and Womens hospital in Boston looking for genetic

explanations of fibroid formation. If you have a sister who also has

fibroids they would be very interested in having your family

participate.

check out :

http://www.fibroids.net/html/study1.htm

contact phone for this study is 1-

From the web site I quote:

" In order to be eligible for this study, your family must have at least

two women who are full sisters and have uterine fibroids. Sisters with

a past history of uterine fibroids are also eligible. The sisters may

be you and your sister, your mother and her sister, two cousins who are

sisters, or any other sisters in your family. Once your family meets

this minimum requirement, we encourage other family members with or

without fibroids to participate. This includes men. The more family

members who take part, the more powerful our data will be " .

All that is required is a small blood sample which can be sent in the

mail by your doctor to them. The study will not directly benefit anyone

at this moment but will shed light to the possibility that fibroids

have a heritable component. This is really important work going on for

future generations of women with fibroids.

Please pass this on and encourage participation.