Childhood Social and Economic Disadvantage and the Risk of Uterine Fibroids among Black Women.

The association of childhood social and economic disadvantage ("disadvantage") and uterine fibroid risk is understudied. We examined the association between disadvantage and fibroid incidence using standardized ultrasound exams at repeated visits, among 1,230 participants 23-35 years of age in the Study of Environment, Lifestyle and Fibroids. Six disadvantage variables collected at baseline (i.