Possible significance of degeneration and decreased expression of progesterone receptor in postmenopausal uterine leiomyoma

• Main Authors: Saki Tanioka (Author), Ryoko Asano (Author), Reina Wakabayashi (Author), Hiroyuki Hayashi (Author), Hiroyuki Shigeta (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The growth of uterine leiomyomas is dependent on the levels of sex steroid hormones, and they usually shrink after menopause. However, there are cases in which leiomyomas continue to grow and/or surgery is required after menopause. In addition to estrogen, progesterone has recent...