1,25(OH)D	1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
25(OH)D	25-hydroxyvitamin D
BMI	body mass index
CDK1	cyclin-dependent kinase 1
COC	combined oral contraception
COMT	catechol-O-methyltransferase
ECM	extracellular matrix
EMA	European Medicines Agency
FEN-1	flap structure-specific endonuclease 1
GnRH	Gonadotropin releasing hormone
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
mTOR	mechanistic target of rapamycin
NHANES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
PCNA	proliferating cell nuclear antigen
QoL	quality of life
SELF	Study of environment lifestyle and fibroids
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
SPRM	selective progesterone receptor modulator
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase
UF	uterine fibroid
UPA	ulipristal acetate
VDBP	vitamin D binding protein
VDR	vitamin D receptor