Uterine Artery Embolization and Future Fertility Potential
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Fertility after uterine artery embolization: a review.
Uterine artery embolization (UAE) research has largely been focused on women over 40 years, yet women of reproductive age undergo UAE without any increased morbidity. Some physicians refrain from recommending UAE to women in this age group because of some research findings showing a negative effect on fertility. This review presents a comprehensive discussion of the fertility potential of women...
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STUDY QUESTION Does uterine artery embolization (UAE) permit fertility in childbearing women who have extensive symptomatic fibroids and are not eligible for surgery? SUMMARY ANSWER Although UAE was effective in improving bleeding, bulking and pain symptoms, and in sparing the ovarian reserve, no woman in this study delivered successfully after UAE. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Although pregnancie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Women's Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1745-5065,1745-5065
DOI: 10.2217/17455057.3.4.449