Predictors of reproductive outcomes following myomectomy for intramural fibroids. 2019

Oshrit Lebovitz, and Raoul Orvieto, and Kaitlyn E James, and Aaron K Styer, and Douglas N Brown
Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine and IVF, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA, USA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA. Electronic address: lebovitzo@gmail.com.

OBJECTIVE Which factors are associated with reproductive outcomes among infertile women undergoing myomectomy for intramural fibroids? METHODS This was a historical cohort study including 127 infertile women who underwent myomectomy due to intramural fibroids as part of fertility enhancement treatment at a single academic tertiary-care medical centre between the years 2011 and 2015. Demographic characteristics, pre-operative evaluation, surgical factors and post-surgical factors were compared between women who successfully conceived and those who did not following myomectomy. RESULTS The overall clinical pregnancy rate following myomectomy was 58.3% (n = 74). Women with successful conception were significantly younger (35.4 ± 4.5 years versus 37.2 ± 4.0 years; P = 0.022), and mostly white (63.5% versus 24.3% African-American; P = 0.008). In addition, patients who conceived had larger fibroids demonstrated in pre-operative imaging and during surgery (7.3 versus 6.1 cm and 7.8 versus 6.6 cm; P = 0.003 and 0.022, respectively), with fewer cases of cavity entry determined during surgery (9.5% versus 28.3%; P = 0.005). Multivariable modified Poisson regression models identified the patient's age (risk ratio [RR] 0.96, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.93-0.99; P =0.014) and race (RR for African-American women versus white women 0.58, 95% CI 0.38-0.88; P = 0.011) as factors significantly associated with the probability of conceiving following myomectomy. CONCLUSIONS Age and race play a significant role in the reproductive outcomes of infertile women undergoing intramural fibroid myomectomy as part of fertility enhancement treatment. Further large prospective studies are needed to identify specific factors associated with achieving pregnancy, which will help to determine the clinical management of infertile women with intramural fibroids.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007247 Infertility, Female Diminished or absent ability of a female to achieve conception. Sterility, Female,Sterility, Postpartum,Sub-Fertility, Female,Subfertility, Female,Female Infertility,Female Sterility,Female Sub-Fertility,Female Subfertility,Postpartum Sterility,Sub Fertility, Female
D007889 Leiomyoma A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle tissue, also known as a fibroid tumor. They rarely occur outside of the UTERUS and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT but can occur in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, probably arising from the smooth muscle of small blood vessels in these tissues. Fibroid,Fibroid Tumor,Fibroid Uterus,Fibroids, Uterine,Fibroma, Uterine,Fibromyoma,Leiomyoma, Uterine,Fibroid Tumors,Fibroid, Uterine,Fibroids,Fibromas, Uterine,Fibromyomas,Leiomyomas,Tumor, Fibroid,Tumors, Fibroid,Uterine Fibroid,Uterine Fibroids,Uterine Fibroma,Uterine Fibromas,Uterus, Fibroid
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults
D018873 Pregnancy Rate The ratio of the number of conceptions (CONCEPTION) including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; and fetal losses, to the mean number of females of reproductive age in a population during a set time period. Live-Birth Pregnancy Rate,Pregnancy Rate, Live-Birth,Pregnancy Rates,Rate, Pregnancy,Rates, Pregnancy,Live Birth Pregnancy Rate,Live-Birth Pregnancy Rates,Pregnancy Rate, Live Birth,Pregnancy Rates, Live-Birth,Rate, Live-Birth Pregnancy,Rates, Live-Birth Pregnancy
D063186 Uterine Myomectomy Surgical removal of a LEIOMYOMA of the UTERUS. Fibroidectomy,Myomectomy,Fibroidectomies,Myomectomies,Myomectomies, Uterine,Myomectomy, Uterine,Uterine Myomectomies

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