Associations of Pregnancy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Concentrations and Uterine Fibroid Changes across Pregnancy: NICHD Fetal Growth Studies - Singletons Cohort.

Susanna D MitroRajeshwari SundaramGermaine M Buck LouisShyamal PeddadaZhen ChenKurunthachalam KannanJessica L GleasonCuilin ZhangKatherine L Grantz

Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2023)

Certain PFAS were associated with fibroid growth among women with small fibroids and decreases among women with medium fibroids. PFAS were not associated with fibroid prevalence or number; therefore, PFAS may influence prevalent fibroids rather than initiating fibroid development. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11606.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
pregnant women
risk factors