Women with uterine fibroids experience significantly worse Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) than women without fibroids³. Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is common in women with symptomatic fibroids, and is associated with a considerable QoL burden, including psychological and social factors, and disruption to a normal routine³⁹. Uterine fibroids impair productivity, increase absenteeism, and are associated with increased disability claims for symptomatic women⁴⁰. In the CHASM study⁴ which was carried out in five European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK) and used WPAI-SHP to measure absenteeism scores, employed women with uterine fibroids reported an absenteeism rate of 32.7%. Furthermore productivity was impaired by 36.1% and activity was impaired by 37.9%⁴.

Surgical treatment for uterine fibroids place a significant demand on health care resources. A further economic burden may be associated with the complications resulting from surgery, or the need for re-surgery, particularly in cases where the women have undergone UAE or myomectomy.