Open AccessUterine Myoma in Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Glavind Karin,
Palvio Doris H. B.,
Lauritsen Jørgen Glenn
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349009028706
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , myoma , obstetrics , abortion , uterine rupture , gynecology , conservative treatment , uterine myoma , uterus , surgery , genetics , biology
A review was made of the medical records of 76 patients with uterine myomas during pregnancy with the aim of studying the time and method of diagnosis, symptomatology, treatment, and outcome of pregnancy. In 11 patients (15%) myomectomy was performed during pregnancy. The frequency of abortion was 18% in patients treated both conservatively and with myomectomy. Myomectomy during pregnancy is discouraged in the literature. In cases where conservative treatment cannot be practised it seeems that the risk of spontaneous abortion during pregnancy is not significantly increased when myomectomy is performed.