UTERINE FIBROIDS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS - MYA CARE

Mya Care17 Jan, 2024Health

Uterine fibroids are benign growths of the wombs that affect approximately 20-40% of women, usually during their childbearing years. Also known as uterine leiomyomas or myomas, these growths are the most common tumors of the female reproductive tract. They are hardly ever malignant and are not correlated with an increased risk of uterine cancer.[2] Uterine fibroids vary in size, shape, and location, and may come and go. Types of uterine leiomyoma are classified according to their location: Intramural fibroids are found inside the muscle tissue of the uterine wall. Subserosal fibroids are found under the skin on the outside of the uterus (not in the cervix). Submucosal fibroids are found beneath the uterine lining inside the uterus. Pedunculated fibroids refer to those that grow on stalks attached to the uterus.