Uterine fibroids - Causes, impact, treatment, and lens to the African perspective.

Leiomyomas, or uterine fibroids as they are commonly known, are mostly seen in women of reproductive age. However, they can go undetected in most women, and approximately 25% of women show clinical symptoms. Although fibroids are a global burden impacting 80% of premenopausal women, they are more prevalent among Black women than among women of other races.

Racial and ethnic distribution of US randomized controlled trials in obstetrics: a retrospective review.

Objectives: To determine the racial and ethnic compositions of the participants in obstetric randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and compare them to the US general population.

Methods: RCTs published in two premier US journals, Gynecology from January 2010 to April 2020 were analyzed. The racial and ethnic distributions of the study participants were extracted and expressed as percentages for each article.