Are benign tumors of fibrous and muscular tissue that grow in the muscle wall of the uterus. They increase in midlife women, and decrease after menopause. They are commonly without symptoms but often discovered because they are associated with heavy menstrual flow (menorrhagia).
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Double blind
A kind of study in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which treatment each person is on. This is used in randomized, placebo-controlled trials.
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