Research Publications

The Fibroid Foundation has contributed to the following clinical research studies and publications:

Compare-UF Publications

Wise LA, Thomas L, Anderson S, Baird DD, Anchan RM, Terry KL, Marsh EE, Wegienka G, Nicholson WK, Wallace K, Bigelow R, Spies J, Maxwell GL, Jacoby V, Myers ER, Stewart EA. Route of myomectomy and fertility: a prospective cohort study. Fertil Steril. 2022 May;117(5):1083-1093. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.01.013. Epub 2022 Feb 23.

 

Wallace K, Stewart EA, Wise LA, Nicholson WK, Parry JP, Zhang S, Laughlin-Tommaso S, Jacoby V, Anchan RM, Diamond MP, Venable S, Shiflett A, Wegienka GR, Maxwell GL, Wojdyla D, Myers ER, Marsh E. Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life After Procedural Intervention for Uterine Fibroids. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Mar;31(3):415-424. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8915. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

 

Wegienka G, Stewart EA, Nicholson WK, Zhang S, Li F, Thomas L, Spies JB, Venable S, Laughlin-Tommaso S, Diamond MP, Anchan RM, Maxwell GL, Marsh EE, Myers ER, Vines AI, Wise LA, Wallace K, Jacoby VL. Black Women Are More Likely Than White Women to Schedule a Uterine-Sparing Treatment for Leiomyomas. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Mar;30(3):355-366. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8634. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

 

Laughlin-Tommaso SK, Lu D, Thomas L, Diamond MP, Wallace K, Wegienka G, Vines AI, Anchan RM, Wang T, Maxwell GL, Jacoby V, Marsh EE, Spies JB, Nicholson WK, Stewart EA, Myers ER. Short-term quality of life after myomectomy for uterine fibroids from the COMPARE-UF Fibroid Registry. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Apr;222(4):345.e1-345.e22. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.052. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

 

Nicholson WK, Wegienka G, Zhang S, Wallace K, Stewart E, Laughlin-Tommaso S, Thomas L, Jacoby VL, Marsh EE, Wise L, Borah BJ, Spies J, Venable S, Anchan RM, Larry Maxwell G, Diamond M, Lytle B, Myers ER. Short-Term Health-Related Quality of Life After Hysterectomy Compared With Myomectomy for Symptomatic Leiomyomas. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug;134(2):261-269. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003354.


Stewart EA, Lytle BL, Thomas L, Wegienka GR, Jacoby V, Diamond MP, Nicholson WK, Anchan RM, Venable S, Wallace K, Marsh EE, Maxwell GL, Borah BJ, Catherino WH, Myers ER. The Comparing Options for Management: Patient-centered Results for Uterine Fibroids (COMPARE-UF) registry: rationale and design. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jul;219(1):95.e1-95.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.05.004. Epub 2018 May 8.

 

Anchan RM, Spies JB, Zhang S, Wojdyla D, Bortoletto P, Terry K, Disler E, Milne A, Gargiulo A, Petrozza J, Brook O, Srouji S, Morton CC, Greenberg J, Wegienka G, Stewart EA, Nicholson WK, Thomas L, Venable S, Laughlin-Tommaso S, Diamond MP, Maxwell GL, Marsh EE, Myers ER, Vines AI, Wise LA, Wallace K, Jacoby VL. Long Term Health-Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Following Hysterectomy, Myomectomy, or Uterine Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2023 May.; doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.05.020

Research

Orellana, M., DSouza, K.N., Yap, J.Q., Sriganeshan, A., Jones, M.E., Johnson, C., Allyse, M., Venable, S., Stewart, E.A., Enders, F., and Balls-Berry, J.E. “In our community, we normalize pain”: discussions around menstruation and uterine fibroids with Black women and Latinas. BMC Women’s Health 24, 233 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03008-z

Fibroid Foundation Virtual Community Engagement Project Publications

Venable, S.R., Al-Hendy, A. Uterine Fibroids: A Podcast on Patient and Physician Perspectives on Medical Management and a New Medical Therapy (Relugolix Combination Therapy). Adv Ther (2023). doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02595-x.

 

Anchan, Raymond & Wojdyla, Daniel & Bortoletto, Pietro & Terry, Kathryn & Disler, Emily & Milne, Ankrish & Gargiulo, Antonio & Petrozza, John & Brook, Olga & Srouji, Serene & Morton, Cynthia & Greenberg, James & Wegienka, Ganesa & Stewart, Elizabeth & Nicholson, Wanda & Thomas, Laine & Venable, Sateria & Tommaso, Shannon & Diamond, Michael & Spies, James. (2023). A Comparative Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life 1 Year Following Myomectomy or Uterine Artery Embolization: Findings from the COMPARE-UF Registry. Journal of women’s health (2002). 10.1089/jwh.2022.0133.


Baird, Courtney & Myers, Evan & Jacoby, Vanessa & Gressler, Laura & Venable, Sateria & O’Neill, Allison & Price, Veronica & Lee, Angie & Roberts, Jason & Andrews, Sharon & Sedrakyan, Art & Marinac-Dabic, Danica. (2022). Development of a core minimum data set to advance real-world evidence generation for uterine fibroids treatment technologies. BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies. 4. e000094. 10.1136/bmjsit-2021-000094.


Riggan KA, Stewart EA, Balls-Berry JE, Venable S, Allyse MA. Patient Recommendations for Shared Decision-Making in Uterine Fibroid Treatment Decisions. J Patient Exp. 2021 Oct 20;8:23743735211049655. doi: 10.1177/23743735211049655. PMID: 34692992; PMCID: PMC8532210.


Parker, William & Bradley, Linda & Rodriguez, Valentina & Bacon, Carla & Venable, Sateria. (2021). Trends in Use of Myomectomy for the Surgical Management of Uterine Leiomyomas in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women. Obstetrics and gynecology. 138. 309-310. 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004494.


Orellana M, Riggan KA, DSouza K, Stewart EA, Venable S, Balls-Berry JE, Allyse MA. Perceptions of Ethnoracial Factors in the Management and Treatment of Uterine Fibroids. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Aug;9(4):1184-1191. doi: 10.1007/s40615-021-01059-8. Epub 2021 May 19. PMID: 34013445.


Orellana M, Allyse M, Stewart EA, Venable S, Enders F, Balls-Berry JE. 82913 Engaging women of color virtually: Cultural Impact of Treatment Delays among Women of Color with Uterine Fibroids. J Clin Transl Sci. 2021 Mar 30;5(Suppl 1):77. doi: 10.1017/cts.2021.600. PMCID: PMC8827798.


Wallace, Kedra & Zhang, Shuaiqi & Thomas, Laine & Stewart, Elizabeth & Nicholson, Wanda & Wegienka, Ganesa & Wise, Lauren & Laughlin-Tommaso, Shannon & Diamond, Michael & Marsh, Erica & Jacoby, Vanessa & Anchan, Raymond & Venable, Sateria & Larry, G. & Lytle, Barbara & Wang, Tracy & Myers, Evan. (2020). Comparative effectiveness of hysterectomy versus myomectomy on one-year health-related quality of life in women with uterine fibroids. Fertility and Sterility. 113. 618-626. 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.10.028.

 

Implementing a Tool to Support Uterine Fibroid Treatment Decisions

Scalia P, Durand MA, Forcino RC, Schubbe D, Barr PJ, O’Brien N, O’Malley AJ, Foster T, Politi MC, Laughlin-Tommaso S, Banks E, Madden T, Anchan RM, Aarts JWM, Velentgas P, Balls-Berry J, Bacon C, Adams-Foster M, Mulligan CC, Venable S, Cochran NE, Elwyn G. Implementation of the uterine fibroids Option Grid patient decision aids across five organizational settings: a randomized stepped-wedge study protocol. Implement Sci. 2019 Sep 2;14(1):88. doi: 10.1186/s13012-019-0933-z. PMID: 31477140; PMCID: PMC6721118.