Alcohol consumption and risk of uterine myoma: A systematic review and meta analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The published data about alcohol consumption and uterine myoma are scanty and controversial: some studies found positive association whereas other studies showed no association.

Objectives

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether alcohol is a risk factor for myoma.

Search strategy

A MEDLINE/EMBASE search was carried out, supplemented by manual searches of bibliographies of the selected studies.

Selection criteria

Articles published as full-length papers in English. In the review we included all identified studies. Otherwise, the inclusion criteria for studies included in the meta-analysis were: a) case-control or cohort studies, reporting original data; b) studies reporting original data on the association between alcohol

SUBMITTER: Chiaffarino F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5703463 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature