Tag Archives: fibroids and pregnancy

How Soon Can You Get Pregnant after a Myomectomy?

June 18, 2012 – 8:30 am

I often get asked this question, “how soon after my myomectomy can we start trying to get pregnant”? Along the way in my training and ever since, I have heard all kinds of answers from my professors and colleagues:“women need to wait a year” ; “six months”; “three months”; “two months”. None of these answers […]

By Bill Parker, MD | Posted in Recent Fibroid Research | Also tagged MRI, myomectomy and pregnancy, uterus after myomectomy | Comments (0)

This is Why the Medical Literature is Confusing!

April 18, 2012 – 8:41 am

Adverse obstetric outcomes associated with sonographically identified large uterine fibroids. Authors: Shavell VI, Thakur M, Sawant A, Kruger ML, Jones TB, Singh M, Puscheck EE, Diamond MP. From: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Journal: Fertility Sterility. 2012 Jan;97:107-10 Problem: Studies show mixed results about whether fibroids affect pregnancy or delivery. Many studies are poorly conducted […]

By Bill Parker, MD | Posted in Recent Fibroid Research | Also tagged fibroids and delivery, fibroids and early delivery, large fibroids and pregnancy, placenta previa, placental abruption | Comments (0)

How do Fibroids Cause Infertility and Heavy Menstrual Bleeding?

January 3, 2012 – 8:32 am

Leiomyoma simultaneously impair endometrial BMP-2-mediated decidualization and anticoagulant expression through secretion of TGF-β3. Journal: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2011;96:412-21. Authors: Sinclair DC, Mastroyannis A, Taylor HS. Study from: Yale University School of Medicine Problem: Women with submucous fibroids have decreased fertility, increased miscarriage rates, and heavy menstrual bleeding. Why this happens has not […]

By Bill Parker, MD | Posted in Recent Fibroid Research | Also tagged decreased fertility, fibroids and fertility, fibroids and miscarriage, Heavy menstrual bleeding, molecular biology, submucosal fibroid | Comments (0)

Fibroids (leiomyomas) at routine second-trimester ultrasound examination and adverse obstetric outcomes.

November 8, 2010 – 2:17 pm

Journal: Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Nov;116(5):1056-63. Authors: Stout MJ, Odibo AO, Graseck AS, Macones GA, Crane JP, Cahill AG. Study from: Washington University, St Louis, Missouri Problem: Numerous studies have been conducted to see if the presence of fibroids during pregnancy affects the outcome of the pregnancy or the health of the baby. Most of these […]

By Bill Parker, MD | Posted in Recent Fibroid Research | Also tagged baby, fibroids, health of baby, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, pregnancy outcomes, risks of fibroids during pregnancy, ultrasound | Comments (0)

Pregnancy after Uterine Fibroid Embolization

November 2, 2010 – 8:30 am

Journal: Fertil Steril. 2010 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print] Authors: Pisco JM, Duarte M, Bilhim T, Cirurgião F, Oliveira AG. Study from: Department of Radiology, St. Louis Hospital; New University of Lisbon, Portugal. Problem: The safety of pregnancy following embolization (UAE) is uncertain because there have been few publications examining this issue. Study: In […]

By Bill Parker, MD | Posted in Recent Fibroid Research | Also tagged pregnancy, risks of pregnancy after UAE, safety, UAE, UAE and pregnancy, uterine artery embolization | Comments (2)

Fibroids Effects on Pregnancy

February 7, 2010 – 9:49 pm

fibroids rarely interfere with pregnancy and have no direct effect on the baby

By Bill Parker, MD | Posted in Recent Fibroid Research | Also tagged fibroid degeneration during pregnancy, fibroid growth during pregnancy, fibroids injuring baby, risks of fibroids during pregnancy | Comments (0)

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