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Fibroids that hang from the inside of the uterus are called submucus myomas. These types of fibroids can cause very heavy periods, and require treatment. There are medical treatments prior to surgery, and those have been discussed in other posts. They have a typical appearance when seen by your gyno when she is peering inside the uterus with her high tech camera. The appearance is very white tissue, often round or roughly specifically shaped and covered with a network of very tiny blood vessels. Fibroids that grow quite large and hand off the back wall of the uterus or are completely encassed in the wall of the uterus often produce no symptoms at all. But these tiny lining fibroids can cause heaps of trouble. Because of that operating from the inside and working our way a bit into the wall of the uterus when necessary is both more effective and less invasive for a woman seeking to treat her fibroids quickly and effectively. This can be done with an operative loop on a hysterosco...

Uterus, Fallopian Tubes and Ovaries at the time of a Hysterectomy The most definitive therapy for uterine fibroids is having a hysterectomy. Patients with Uterine Fibroids not responsive to treatment can have surgical removal through a procedure called a myomectomy. 10 cm Uterine Fibroid Removed During Myomectomy Uterine wall tissue removed in sections at surgery Some patients can have their fibroid or their uterus removed in one piece like the myomectomy picture. Other patients who have a uterus too large to be removed in one piece, various options through surgical reducing of the size are available, one uses a now little used device to create strips of tissue through a process called morecellation. Emerging therapies are using medication to shrink the uterine fibroids. Women who get uterine fibroids later in life, in their 40s will tend to have fibroids that go away in menopause, women who get fibroids earlier in their life, such as in their 20s will typically have uter...