Definition and risk factors for myoma

This is part of a video series within a learning module about myomectomy designed for OBGYN residents at St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College. This video features an interview with Dr. Malede Birara, Assistant Professor within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The full learning moduled is available at http://open.umich.edu/education/med/oernetwork/med/ob-gyn/myomectomy/2013. The video and learning module are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/. The video was filmed by Kathleen Omollo from University of Michigan.

Myomas are small or benighn tumors arising from the smooth muscles of the uterus myometrium

usually arising from a single cell or proliferation and

usually the risk factors or exact eitiology of myoma is not known

but there are so many risk factors

associated with myoma

to mention some somewhat high estrogen exposure

chromosomal abberations,

genetics and race

for example it is common among blacks

So myomas, depending on the location in the uterus

may be classified as submucus, intramural and subserosal myomas

and there are also subclassification from this major classification

Pedunculated submucus myoma

Pedunculated subseros Myoma

Pedunculated Myoma

intragametous myomaHAVE TO LOOK UP OTHER WORDS