ReviewCurrent obstetrics and gynecology reports
Fibroids and Infertility.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- AI Tools for Assessing Human Fertility Using Risk Factors: A State-of-the-Art Review.Journal of medical systems · 2023Pooled it
- Tailoring the Diagnostic Pathway for Medical and Surgical Treatment of Uterine Fibroids: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Myomectomy-Associated Blood Loss among Patients with Uterine Myomas at Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki: A Randomized Control Trial.International journal of reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Pregnancy With Uterine Fibroids: Obstetric Outcome at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Central India.Cureus · 2023Article
- Concurrent gestational trophoblastic neoplasia and large uterine fibroid in a nullipara - Case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Prognostic value of the location of submucosal uterine leiomyomas in infertility.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- The role of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound in fertility-sparing treatment of uterine fibroids-current perspectives.Ecancermedicalscience · 2020Article
- Laparoscopic-assisted myomectomy with uterine artery occlusion at a freestanding ambulatory surgery center: a case series.Gynecological surgery · 2020Article
- The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor α in the Biology of Uterine Fibroids and the Related Symptoms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018Review
- Chronic Inflammation May Enhance Leiomyoma Development by the Involvement of Progenitor Cells.Stem cells international · 2018Article
- Uterine Fibroids: Burden and Unmet Medical Need.Seminars in reproductive medicine · 2017Review
- Successful Pregnancy after Treatment with Chinese Herbal Medicine in a 43-Year-Old Woman with Diminished Ovarian Reserve and Multiple Uterus Fibrosis: A Case Report.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
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Abstract
The precise impact of fibroids, which are the most common benign gynaecological tumours in women, on reproductive function and infertility is unknown. The need to treat submucosal fibroids is widely accepted, but fibroids in other locations and sizes continue to present a clinical conundrum. This article examines the mechanisms by which fibroids affect implantation and fertility, and stratifies their impact on basis of size, location and nature. It also explores the evidence base of the available treatment modalities in specific relation to improving fertility outcomes. Traditionally, a myomectomy has been advocated to treat fibroids for the reproductive population; however, as well as evaluating the benefits of surgery including endoscopic, this article explores alternative therapies including medical and radiological interventions.
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