uterine fibroid
Let an agent explain uterine fibroids in general terms, relay types, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment options from gynaecology sources, route heavy bleeding emergencies, describe the named variants, and distinguish fibroids from adenomyosis, endometrial polyps, leiomyosarcoma and ovarian cysts, without diagnosing or recommending individual treatment.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain uterine fibroids in general terms, relay types, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment options from gynaecology sources, route heavy bleeding emergencies, describe the named variants, and distinguish fibroids from adenomyosis, endometrial polyps, leiomyosarcoma and ovarian cysts, without diagnosing or recommending individual treatment.
A non-cancerous tumour of the smooth muscle of the uterus, also called a leiomyoma, very common in people of reproductive age, classified by location as submucosal, intramural or interstitial and subserosal, as registry aliases name, with rarer variants such as epithelioid and dissecting leiomyomas and diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis; many cause no symptoms, while others cause heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pressure, pain or fertility problems, and they are reported to be more common and to occur earlier in Black women, with causes studied. Management ranges from monitoring and medicines to procedures such as uterine artery embolisation, myomectomy and hysterectomy, chosen with clinicians, and very heavy bleeding with dizziness or fainting needs emergency care.
What it is for: Not applicable; a benign tumour.
It can be explain types and symptoms; relay diagnosis and treatment options; describe named variants; route heavy bleeding emergencies.
Distinguishing features
Benign
Location-based types
Hormone-sensitive
Often asymptomatic
What it looks like
Firm round growths in or on the uterus, seen on ultrasound or during surgery.
Physical character
FIGO classification: types 0-8 scale - by location
prevalence: common by age 50 note - estimates vary, attributed
registry parent: leiomyoma note
How it is recognised
Benign smooth muscle tumour of the uterus
Epithelioid leiomyoma, diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis, submucous fibroid, subserous fibroid, dissecting leiomyoma, interstitial leiomyoma
Adenomyosis is endometrial tissue in muscle; polyps grow from the lining; leiomyosarcoma is malignant; ovarian cysts arise from ovaries
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
can cause -
is treated by - option
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
submucosal fibroids
intramural fibroids
subserosal fibroids
pedunculated fibroids
rare leiomyoma variants
Standards and regulation
FIGO leiomyoma classification
Gynaecology guidelines such as ACOG and NICE
Regulatory warnings on power morcellation
Failure modes and hazards
Anaemia from heavy bleeding
Missing rare malignancy
Dismissing symptoms
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a fibroid is.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- Is there very heavy bleeding soaking pads hourly, with dizziness, fainting or severe pain, in which case seek emergency care? boundary
- What is a uterine fibroid, and how does it differ from adenomyosis, polyps, leiomyosarcoma and ovarian cysts? definition
Types
Named variants.
Types
Types.
- What are submucous, interstitial and subserous fibroids, and epithelioid, dissecting and diffuse forms? definition
- Which entry fits the specific type? action
Clinical Symptoms and diagnosis.
Science.
Symptoms
Symptoms.
Symptoms
Symptoms.
- What symptoms can fibroids cause, and why are many silent? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Imaging
Diagnosis.
Imaging
Imaging.
- How are fibroids found with ultrasound and MRI? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Treatment Treatment options.
Attribution.
Options
Options.
Options
Options.
- How do guidelines describe medicines, embolisation, myomectomy and hysterectomy, in general terms with recommendations attributed? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Fertility
Fertility.
Fertility
Fertility.
- How can fibroids affect fertility and pregnancy, as specialists report? provenance
- Which entry fits myomectomy? action
Context Research.
Attribution.
Disparities
Racial disparities.
Disparities
Disparities.
- What do researchers report about higher fibroid burden in Black women and possible causes, with findings attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Morcellation
Morcellation warnings.
Morcellation
Morcellation.
- Why did regulators warn about power morcellation? provenance
- Which entry fits power morcellation? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should rare variants be separate entries?
- How should disparities research be attributed?
- How should guidelines be linked and kept current?