Women who took ACE inhibitors had a lower risk of developing fibroids than those who were eligible but not receiving an antihypertensive treatment.
was associated with a 45% greater risk of developing fibroids than among women with no history of hypertension, according toResearchers analyzed data from 2570 women aged 43-52 years over the course of 13 clinical visits starting in 1996 and ending in 2013.
Women reported any new fibroid diagnoses during follow-up visits and prescriptions for blood pressure medications, if any.
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