Uterine Fibroids: Pathogenesis and Interactions with Endometrium and Endomyometrial Junction

• Main Authors: Andrea Ciavattini (Author), Jacopo Di Giuseppe (Author), Piergiorgio Stortoni (Author), Nina Montik (Author), Stefano R. Giannubilo (Author), Pietro Litta (Author), Md. Soriful Islam (Author), Andrea L. Tranquilli (Author), Fernando M. Reis (Author), Pasquapina Ciarmela (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids or myomas) are benign tumors of uterus and clinically apparent in a large part of reproductive aged women. Clinically, they present with a variety of symptoms: excessive menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrhoea and intermenstrual bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, and pressure symp...