Abstract
Objective: To determine the effect of myomectomy as a therapy for infertility and to define the factors that influence reproductive outcome. Design: Retrospective study of a case series. Setting: An academic department specializing in conservative surgery. Patient(s): A total of 138 infertile women who underwent first-line conservative surgical treatment at laparotomy for uterine leiomyomas over an 8-year period. Intervention(s): Data were collected on baseline clinical characteristics, surgical details, and subsequent reproductive history. Main Outcome Measure(s): Cumulative pregnancy rates at 24 months according to selected clinical and fibroid characteristics. Result(s): Pregnancy occurred in 76 women. The 24-month cumulative probability of conception according to the Kaplan-Meier method was 87% in patients 35 years of age. The pregnancy rates in women with and without minor infertility factors in addition to myomas were 56% and 71%, respectively, and those in women with
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 109-114 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Fertility and Sterility |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1999 |
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Keywords
- Abortion
- Conservative surgery
- Infertility
- Leiomyomas
- Uterus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Determinants of reproductive outcome after abdominal myomectomy for infertility. / Maddalena, Silvia; De Giorgi, Olga; Pesole, Antonella; Crosignani, Pier Giorgio.
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T1 - Determinants of reproductive outcome after abdominal myomectomy for infertility
AU - Maddalena, Silvia
AU - De Giorgi, Olga
AU - Pesole, Antonella
AU - Crosignani, Pier Giorgio
PY - 1999/7
Y1 - 1999/7
N2 - Objective: To determine the effect of myomectomy as a therapy for infertility and to define the factors that influence reproductive outcome. Design: Retrospective study of a case series. Setting: An academic department specializing in conservative surgery. Patient(s): A total of 138 infertile women who underwent first-line conservative surgical treatment at laparotomy for uterine leiomyomas over an 8-year period. Intervention(s): Data were collected on baseline clinical characteristics, surgical details, and subsequent reproductive history. Main Outcome Measure(s): Cumulative pregnancy rates at 24 months according to selected clinical and fibroid characteristics. Result(s): Pregnancy occurred in 76 women. The 24-month cumulative probability of conception according to the Kaplan-Meier method was 87% in patients 35 years of age. The pregnancy rates in women with and without minor infertility factors in addition to myomas were 56% and 71%, respectively, and those in women with
AB - Objective: To determine the effect of myomectomy as a therapy for infertility and to define the factors that influence reproductive outcome. Design: Retrospective study of a case series. Setting: An academic department specializing in conservative surgery. Patient(s): A total of 138 infertile women who underwent first-line conservative surgical treatment at laparotomy for uterine leiomyomas over an 8-year period. Intervention(s): Data were collected on baseline clinical characteristics, surgical details, and subsequent reproductive history. Main Outcome Measure(s): Cumulative pregnancy rates at 24 months according to selected clinical and fibroid characteristics. Result(s): Pregnancy occurred in 76 women. The 24-month cumulative probability of conception according to the Kaplan-Meier method was 87% in patients 35 years of age. The pregnancy rates in women with and without minor infertility factors in addition to myomas were 56% and 71%, respectively, and those in women with
KW - Abortion
KW - Conservative surgery
KW - Infertility
KW - Leiomyomas
KW - Uterus
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