Do uterine fibroids affect IVF outcomes?

A Vimercati, M Scioscia, F Lorusso, AF Laera… - Reproductive …, 2007 - Elsevier
The effect of myomectomy on implantation and pregnancy rates prior to assisted
reproduction treatments is controversial. This study was designed to assess clinical …

Fibroids and in-vitro fertilization: which comes first?

BW Rackow, A Arici - Current Opinion in Obstetrics and …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Fibroid location, followed by size, is the most important factor determining the impact of
fibroids on IVF outcomes. Any distortion of the endometrial cavity seriously affects IVF …

Fibroids, infertility and pregnancy wastage

N Bajekal, TC Li - Human reproduction update, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Uterine fibroids are often found in women of reproductive age. Different types of fibroids may
affect reproductive outcome to a different extent, with submucous, intramural and subserosal …

Systematic review of pregnancy outcomes after fertility-preserving treatment of uterine fibroids

SC Khaw, RA Anderson, M Lui - Reproductive biomedicine online, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to compare pregnancy outcomes after medical (ulipristal acetate
[UPA]), surgical (myomectomy) and radiological (uterine artery embolization [UAE] or …

Dealing with uterine fibroids in reproductive medicine

P Gambadauro - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Women who wish to conceive are nowadays more likely to present with uterine fibroids,
mainly because of the delay in childbearing in our society. The relationship between uterine …

Uterine fibroid-related infertility: mechanisms and management

J Donnez, HS Taylor, L Marcellin, MM Dolmans - Fertility and sterility, 2024 - Elsevier
Fibroids are a common pathology and increasingly observed in women seeking medical
treatment for infertility. The longer reproductive horizon thanks to improvements in medical …

Uterine fibroids and infertility

D Freytag, V Günther, N Maass, I Alkatout - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical
pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Uterine …

Management of uterine fibroids in the patient pursuing assisted reproductive technologies

M Ezzati, JM Norian, JH Segars - Women's Health, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Uterine leiomyomas are present in 30–70% of women of reproductive age. In addition to
causing menstrual disorders and pain, uterine fibroids negatively affect fertility and …

The effect of uterine fibroids on infertility: a systematic review

RM Whynott, KCC Vaught… - Seminars in reproductive …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Fibroids are present in up to 27% of patients seeking reproductive assistance, and can affect
fertility through cavity distortion, alteration of endometrial receptivity, and sexual function …

Uterine fibroids associated with infertility

K Van Heertum, L Barmat - Women's Health, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the contributory role of uterine
fibroids to infertility. The prevalence of these tumors increases with age, which becomes …