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Chapter 6 - Fibroids and Reproduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2020

By
Elizabeth A. Pritts
Edited by
Mostafa Metwally  and
Tin-Chiu Li
Mostafa Metwally
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield
Tin-Chiu Li
Affiliation:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Summary

Fibroids have long been labelled by clinicians as a factor resulting in adverse reproductive outcomes, from conception to parturition. However, despite the widespread belief that fibroids are a detriment to reproduction, there have been surprisingly few high-quality studies addressing these issues and even fewer that have examined the value of intervention via treatment trials. This chapter will discuss the role of fibroids in hindering fertility, early pregnancy, and late pregnancy. In this, we will examine the existing data, the quality of that data, and attempt to draw conclusions consistent with the best available evidence to aid in the clinical approach to these tumours.

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Modern Management of Uterine Fibroids , pp. 37 - 54
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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