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. 2023 Jan 10;13:1045783. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1045783

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Side view of the uterus with multiple fibroid types -Key: See Table 1. 0: Pedunculated submucosal, 100% of the fibroid is in the uterine cavity. 1: Submucosal, greater than 50% of the fibroid is within the myometrium and the other portion is distorting the endometrium and uterine cavity. 2: Submucosal, less than 50% of the fibroid is within the myometrium and the majority is distorting the endometrium and uterine cavity. 3: Intramural, the fibroid is within the myometrium but touches the endometrium and does not distort the uterine cavity. 4: Intramural, the fibroid is completely with the myometrium. 5: Intramural, the fibroid is predominantly within the myometrium with less than 50% extending outside of the myometrium. 6: Subserosal, greater than 50% of the fibroid is located outside of the myometrium. 7: Pedunculated subserosal, 100% of the fibroid is outside of the myometrium. See Table 1 for classification details.