Who can have fibroids?
About 20-25% of all women have fibroids, and they are very common in women over 30. Women over the age of 35 have between a 20 and 40 % chance of having fibroids. Black women are 3 times likelier than other women to have fibroids. Fibroids are more common in women who are significantly overweight and in women who have never had children. Fibroids are more common in women towards the end of their reproductive years, and they often shrink after menopause.
