What Causes Myoma to Grow: Other Risk Factors
What causes myoma to grow other than the shift in the levels of estrogen and progesterone? According to research, the following factors may come into play:
Age
The relationship between a woman’s age and the development of myoma is a little tricky, but according to studies:
- Myoma does not occur before puberty; fibroids only grow when the woman reaches childbearing age.
- Once in their reproductive years, the risk of developing myoma increases with age.
- For instance, one paper determined that 20-25% of women in their reproductive years had myoma. The prevalence rate then increased to 30-40% for women over the age of 40.
- The frequency, however, decreases with menopause.
Because of these findings with regards to myoma and age, experts explain that the risk increases with early-onset menarche (first menstrual period) and late-onset menopause.
Genetics
Aside from the hormones which could be the main cause of myoma, genetics also seem to play a significant role. This means that some women are more predisposed to have uterine fibroid growths than others.
Various studies determined that:
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