מיומה

Myomas are benign, monoclonal tumors of the smooth muscle cells of the myometrium. They are composed of large amounts of extracellular matrix containing collagen, fibronectin, and proteoglycan. Collagen type I and type III are abundant, but the collagen fibrils are formed abnormally.

The presence of myomas is related with fertility. The presence of submucous myomas decreases fertility, and their removal increases fertility to baseline rates. Neither intramural nor subserosal myomas appear to affect ...