GREAT EXPECTATIONSBy Obstetrician and Gynecologist Dr. Lai Fon MinConsultant | A Company of Women, Camden Medical Centrereprinted with permission from quot; Great Expectationsquot; of magazineI today's parents have been trying unsuccessfully to conceive for the past seven months. MI Gynecology found that have fibroids. WHAT SHOULD I DO and how this affects my chances of having a child Uterine fibroids (myomas or leiomyomas) are common benign (not cancerous) uterine muscle. The size and location of fibroids are important. The vast majority of them are very small or located in an area of the uterus, which will have no impact on reproductive function.There are three general locations for fibroids: (1) Subserosal on the outer surface of the uterus (2) in the intramural muscular wall of the uterus, and (3) Submucous uterus bulge cavity.The only type that will impact on reproductive function (unless that's too big) is the submucosa that is within the uterine cavity. These are much less common than the other two types of fibroids.Because of their location within the uterine cavity, submucous fibroids can cause infertility or miscarriages and may be removed hysteroscopically (a thin instrument is inserted through the cervix into the uterus ). Other causes of infertility should be considered before starting treatment for subserosal or intramural fibroids that do not distort cavity.Studies uterus of infertile women with submucosal fibroids that distort the endometrial cavity found significantly lower pregnancy and delivery rates in compared with infertile women without fibroids.It is important to note that the removal of submucosal fibroids led to a significant increase in pregnancy rate compared to the case of infertile women without fibroids.Source: Pregnancy Tips: What are fibroids and how they affect conception br br
