| 31. | The technique successfully shrank fibroids in 35 of the women.
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| 32. | Fibroids are benign, but can cause heavy bleeding and other discomfort.
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| 33. | Small fibroids may be dealt with by local removal ( myomectomy ).
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| 34. | The majority of women with uterine fibroids will have normal pregnancy outcomes.
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| 35. | Most fibroids start in the muscular wall of the uterus.
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| 36. | The mechanism of action responsible for how cabergoline shrinks fibroids is unclear.
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| 37. | However, fibroid growth has recurred after treatment was stopped.
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| 38. | It is unclear why fibroids are more common in African American women.
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| 39. | But progesterone can cause depression and spur fibroid growth, as estrogen does.
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| 40. | Fibroids grow back if you stop taking these drugs.
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