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The high blood pressure and (Uterine) fibroids connection
It probably comes as no surprise that middle-aged women with high blood pressure (HBP) have twice the risk of acute cardiac syndromes such as heart attack and unstable angina as women with healthy blood pressure. (110/75 is a good target.) But did you know that according to a study in Fertility and Sterility women with untreated HBP are at an 18% increased risk of developing uterine fibroids? And middle-aged women who have newly developed HBP see their risk skyrocket 45%.
What are fibroids and why are they associated with high blood pressure? They’re a non-cancerous growth of muscle tissue in the lining of the uterus (and sometimes outside the uterus). Up to 80% of women develop fibroids, and around 25% have noticeable symptoms. Those women may contend with heavy periods and severe pain and, according to Bingham and Women’s Hospital, annually up to 200,000 U.S. women need a hysterectomy to resolve the problems fibroids cause. The connection with HBP may come from a combination of inflammation and the role of an enzyme and a hormone associated with high blood pressure in both cell proliferation and fibrosis.
The good news: You can reduce your risk of developing fibroids. The study says women with high blood pressure who use antihypertensive medications have a 37% lower risk for newly diagnosed uterine fibroids, and women using ACE-inhibitors — a particular kind of antihypertensive — have a 48% lower risk compared with women with high blood pressure who don’t take the medication.
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