Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pregnancies in women who had previously undergone uterine fibroid embolization. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: A city hospital in Spain. PATIENT(S): A cohort of 100 uterine fibroid embolization patients, 57 of whom wished to preserve their fertility. INTERVENTION(S): Uterine arteries were embolized by using 500-1,200 microm tris-acryl gelatin microspheres. After intervention, patient follow-up was performed at 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, and yearly. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The number of pregnancies and course of pregnancy. RESULT(S): Eleven pregnancies in 10 women (19.2%). The pregnancies resulted in 8 live births, including 4 normal and 4 cesarean deliveries. Early miscarriage occurred in 3 cases (2 patients). None of the 8 newborns was a low-birth weight infant, and gestation lasted >or=37 weeks in all the patients, except for 1 case of a macrosomic fetus delivered at 33 weeks. There were no cases of abnormal placental implantation. CONCLUSION(S):
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Authors | Isabel Pinto Pabón, Javier Porras Magret, Elena Ayerbe Unzurrunzaga, Isidro Millán García, Isidoro Bruna Catalán, M Luisa Cano Vieco |
Journal | Fertility and sterility
(Fertil Steril)
Vol. 90
Issue 6
Pg. 2356-60
(Dec 2008)
ISSN: 1556-5653 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 18339388
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Acrylic Resins
- trisacryl gelatin microspheres
- Gelatin
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Topics |
- Abortion, Spontaneous
- Acrylic Resins
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Adult
- Female
- Fertility
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gelatin
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Leiomyoma
(therapy)
- Live Birth
- Middle Aged
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Rate
- Prospective Studies
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
- Uterine Artery Embolization
(adverse effects, methods)
- Uterine Neoplasms
(therapy)
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