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Bibliography

There is some consistency to the studies that show that if fibroids are deviating the endometrium, they may decrease fertility.  The best article for this information is:  Pritts EA. Fibroids and infertility: a systematic review of the evidence Obstet Gynecol Surv 2001;56:483-91.
G. Pron, Mocarski G, Vilos J, Bennett A, Comman L.   Pregnancy after Fibroid Uterine Artery Embolization - The Ontario Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) Trial.   JVIR, February 2003, Vol. 14, No. 2 Part 2: S5.
Pron, G, Cohen, M, Soucie, J, et al. The Ontario Uterine Fibroid Embolization Trial, Part 1 Baseline patient characteristics, fibroid burden and impact on life. Pub Med,  Fertility and Sterility, January 2003
Pron, G, Bennett, J, Common, A, et al. The Ontario Uterine Fibroid Embolization Trial Part 2. Uterine fibroid reduction and symptom relief after uterine artery embolization for fibroids. Pub Med, Fertility and Sterility, January 2003     
Walker WJ, McDowell SJ.  Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Jun 20.  Pregnancy after uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata: A series of 56 completed pregnancies. PubMed
Goldberg J, Pereira L.  Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Aug;18(4):402-6.   Pregnancy outcomes following treatment for fibroids: uterine fibroid embolization versus laparoscopic myomectomy.  PubMed
Gavrilova-Jordan LP, Rose CH, Traynor KD, Brost BC, Gostout BS. 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.   Successful term pregnancy following MR-guided focused ultrasound treatment of uterine leiomyoma.   Journal of Perinatology (2007) 27, 59-61. doi:10.1038/sj.jp.7211624.  J Perinatol. 2007 Jan;27(1):59-61.
PubMed
 
William Parker, MD  "Etiology, symptomatology, and diagnosis of uterine myomas" Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 87, No. 4, April 2007  PubMed
Adeyemi AS, Akinola SE, Isawumi AI. Niger J Antepartum myomectomy with a live term delivery--a case report.  Clin Pract. 2007 Dec;10   PubMed     "We report a case of successful myomectomy in pregnancy. The patient, a 27 year old nulliparous, presented with 2 year history of progressive abdominal swelling and 13 weeks of amenorrhoea. Abdomino-pelvic ultrasonography revealed a viable intrauterine pregnancy at 18 weeks and 3 days; there was also a huge mass with cystic component, extending from the pelvis to the whole of the abdomen, with associated dilatation of the renal calyces bilaterally; sonographic diagnosis of ovarian mass in pregnancy was made.  At exploratory laparotomy, a huge subserous leiomyoma coexisting with pregnancy was found; myomectomy was done. The rest of the pregnancy was uneventful, and the patient had spontaneous vertex delivery of a live infant at term."

Medical Sites

American Society of Reproductive Medicine:
www.asrm.org/
Dr. Ingrid Rodi, Board Certified Fertility Specialist - www.RodiMD.com
 
Dr. William Parker's articles on pregnancy:  Can fibroids cause miscarriage?, Can fibroids cause problems during pregnancy?, Do fibroids mean you need a cesarean? http://www.fibroidsecondopinion.com/symptoms.htm 
Ovary Research:  www.ovaryresearch.com/ by Dr. William Parker

Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology  (SART) offers specific outcomes data from more than 347 infertility clinics around the country.   www.sart.org/

Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: www.socrei.org/

Media 

New York Team To Attempt First U.S. Uterus Transplant, Raises Ethical Concerns:  "A New York Downtown City-based team has begun to screen women who are unable to have their own children for the first uterus transplant in the U.S."  March 2002 issue of the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, King Fahad Hospital and Research Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,  April 2000 operation a transplanted uterus.  Main Category: Women's Health / OBGYN News Article Date: 19 Jan 2007 - 6:00 PST, medicalnewstoday.com
"Uterine Fibroids:  An Interview With Dr. Gaylene Pron"; esi-topics.com
"Pregnancies following fibroid treatment do not appear to carry excess risk";  pregnancyandbaby.com
"Fibroid Treatment May Not Complicate Pregnancy", by David Douglas; Reuters Health, Medline Plus (released April 1, 2005)

UFE Five-Year follow-up 182 of 200 patients shows Interventional Radiology procedure is durable:  "Long-Term Data Show Uterine Fibroid Embolization Is Effective Treatment for Uterine Fibroids" - Released April 1, 2005 (SIR) sirweb.org or Entrez Pubmed

New Orleans 2005 Interventional Radiology Conference (Interviews, medical illustrations, and broadcast quality video footage can be found at Sirmeeting.org in the 'program section' and click on 'scientific sessions'.

"Fibroid Embolization Patients Build Track Record For Successful Pregnancies", by Jane Lowers; European Congress of Radiology Meeting & Exhibition 2005
"New technique treats fibroids, allows pregnancy" – Canadian Press, December 2004
ACOG - "Pregnancy Possible After UAE" - January issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, December 2004
"Pregnancy Possible After Fibroid Treatment" - Reuters News, December 2004
Pregnancy articles - Interview with Dr. Robert Worthington-Kirsch:
"Pregnancy and Uterine Fibroid Disease" - (Part 1) by Hope Waltman:   Today's Woman September 2002 Issue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
"Pregnancy and Uterine Fibroid Disease" - (Part 2) by Hope Waltman:   Today's Woman October 2002 Issue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Information

Ivanhoe.com - "Leptin for Infertility",  January 24, 2005
Ivanhoe.com - "Tips For Multiple Birth Pregnancy", January 10, 2005
Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy”, Paulus et al., Fertility and Sterility 2002, Vol 77, p. 721, Elsevier.   A 2002 German study, published in the reproductive journal 'Fertility & Sterility', recounts how adding acupuncture to vitro fertilization treatment substantially increased pregnancy success.  Refer to Case Discussion & Analysis.

 

Books
 

"A Gynecologist's Second Opinion" by Dr. William Parker
 
"The Fibroid Book 2nd Edition- A Guide to Treating the Most Common Cause of Hysterectomy" by Dr. Francis Hutchins, Jr.


Actual photo of uterine fibroids & "The Story Behind The Fibroid Photo"
- cesarean section surgery.  It is a large photo and is graphic in nature.  (Photo permission from a Wife and Husband.)

 

More Pregnancy information on HFF (site map).

 

Pregnancy: Case Discussion and Analysis: Pages # 3 | 3b

Pregnancy Comments

Other Sources: Physician Directory & Informational Web Sites
 

 

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Fertility and Fibroids - Dr. Gocial

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