Myomas

Myomas are benign tumors of the uterus and the most common benign tumors of the female genital tract. They are often associated with infertility.

Myomas…

• are often associated with sarcomas (malignant). Both have nothing to do with each other. However, despite modern diagnostic methods, sarcomas cannot usually be distinguished from myomas.
• are hormone-dependent.
• affect up to 70% of women of childbearing age during their lifetime.
• are mostly frequently diagnosed in women between the age of 35 and 50.
• in the European Union (EU) and North America alone, 24 million (EU) and 20 million (North America) women have been diagnosed with myomas.
• are probably partly genetic, as they are more common in African American women than in Caucasian women.
• are symptomatic in about 30 – 50 % of the affected women.
• cause about 1/3 of the affected women to report sick regularly.
• are economically relevant. They are the reason for around 175,000 inpatient hospital stays in Germany every year.
• are the most common cause of gynecological operations, especially hysterectomies (removal of the uterus).
• but can also be asymptomatic and should then be “left in peace”