Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

Patient	Age	Race		Fibroid Size (cm)	Location	LMP	Time of cycle
3	42	West Indian, Caribbean	F1	3.5×4.0×3.5	IM	4 months Prior	Amennorrheic
			F2	1.5×2.0	IM
4	45	Caucasian	F1	5.5×6.5×6	IM	2 days b/f surgery	Follicular
			F2	2.5×1.5×2	IM
5	47	AA	F1	6.0×6.0×12.0	SS	41 days b/f surgery	Luteal

AA = African American; b/f = before; LMP = last menstrual period; IM = intramural; SS = subserosal; F1 = Fibroid number 1; F2 = Fibroid number 2.