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My Fibroid Family Tree

August 21,2023

If you have a family health history of fibroid disease, you are more likely to get that disease yourself.  It’s important to share your family health history with your doctor, who can help you take steps to diagnose the disease and catch it early if it develops. And the first step is to create a family history health tree.

Learn more about what having a family health history means.

Take our Fibroid Health Quiz and see if you are at a higher risk of developing fibroids.

Download our Family Fibroid Health Tree to map out the occurrence of fibroids in your family.[Coming soon]

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