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Fibroids: Growths
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Fibroids are growths of tissue that are usually found in the wall of the uterus, or womb. They are made of a mixture of muscle tissue from the uterus and threadlike fibers of connective tissue.
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Fibroids are connective tissue growths that develop from the muscular wall of the uterus or cervix. They may be found in the wall itself, under the external lining of the wall, or they can bulge into the cavity of the uterus.
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Fibroids are stimulated by the hormone estrogen, produced naturally in your body. These growths can show up as early as age 20 and shrink after menopause when your body stops producing large amounts of estrogen.
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Specifically, the researchers discovered that fibroids have low levels of the protein dermatopontin. The protein is a key component of the extracellular matrix-the elastic meshwork of collagen and other proteins that keeps cells in place. Moreover, the researchers learned that another type of growth, keloids... lack dermatopontin. Keloids are an overgrowth of thick scar tissue that can form on the skin after a cut or other wound heals. Both keloids and fibroids disproportionately affect African Americans.
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Most women with fibroids can get pregnant naturally. For those who cannot, infertility treatments may help. Treatment for uterine fibroids includes medicines that can slow or stop their growth, or surgery. If you have no symptoms, you may not even need treatment.
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Unfortunately, researchers aren’t entirely sure why uterine fibroids grow. Fibroids may be the result of overactive hormones, stimulating excess cell growth in the uterus. Or, certain women may just have a genetic predisposition to getting fibroids.
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