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ReviewObstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America2012

The impact and management of fibroids for fertility: an evidence-based approach.

Xiaoxiao Catherine Guo, James H Segars

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Review in Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Xiaoxiao Catherine GuoProgram in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10 CRC 1-3140, MSC 1109, Bethesda, MD 20892-1109, USA.
James H Segars

Funding

Reproductive Endocrinology And Infertility Clinical Training ProgramZIEHD008737 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI HILL, MICAH · 2011 to 2025
$24.0M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIE HD008737
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibroids affect 35% to 77% of reproductive-age women. When selecting a treatment plan for symptomatic fibroids, the fibroid location, size, and number must be considered. Myomectomy remains the preferred method for women with fibroid-related infertility who wish to have children or maintain fertility. Currently available medical therapies reduce symptoms in the short term but may involve side effects when used long term. Initial fertility studies are encouraging but trials are needed. Recent medical advances have led to minimally invasive approaches for women with fibroid disease, but there is a strong demand for additional treatment options.

Indexed as

Embolization, TherapeuticEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansHysteroscopyInfertility, FemaleLeiomyomaMyometriumPregnancyPrognosisRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeUterine MyomectomyUterine NeoplasmsUterus

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PMID23182558
PMCPMC3608270

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