Effects of obesity on the development of uterine leiomyomata: a retrospective study of 169 women who had myomectomy in southern Nigeria

Babah, OA; Oluwole, AA; Afolabi, BB

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“…Pregnancy itself has a wideranging impact on fibroids, including an increase in the size of fibroids in 20-30% of cases, torsion of the uterine fibroid if pedunculated, infection, and red degeneration expulsion(if submucosal and pedunculated) and necrosis 6 . These negatively impact the pregnant woman, leading to increased morbidity and hospitalization.…”

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Uterine Fibroids in Pregnancy

Khan

Akhtar

Naib

2022

J Gandhara Med Dent Sci

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OBJECTIVES: To determine the maternal and fetal outcomes associated with uterine fibroids in pregnancy. METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted in the Gynaecology Department of Mardan Medical Complex from January 2018 to December 2019. All pregnant women of any age or parity or gestational age with sonographic evidence of uterine fibroids were included. Demographic details, gestational age, symptoms related to fibrosis, size, number and location of the fibroid, mode of delivery, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal complication, and neonatal outcome were entered in a predesigned proforma. RESULTS: The incidence of uterine fibroids in pregnancy was 0.8%.77 patients were enrolled. The mean age was 26.5 + 3.22 years. The mode of delivery was a caesarean section in 32.4%, and vaginal delivery in 53% of patients.14% of patients miscarried. Fibroids were multiple in 58.4% and single in 41.5% of patients. Submucosal fibroids were seen in 23%, intramural in 18% and subserosal in 58% of cases. The most common maternal complication was abdominal pain (25%), followed by postpartum haemorrhage(23%) and antepartum haemorrhage(19%). Neonatal outcome was good, with 57% of babies being healthy and 9% being admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and discharged later. CONCLUSION: Pregnant women with fibroids should be cautiously screened during antenatal to avoid obstetric complications.

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Uterine Fibroids in Pregnancy

Khan

Akhtar

Naib

2022

J Gandhara Med Dent Sci

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Uterine Fibroids and Pregnancy: A Review of the Challenges

Abam¹,

Kasso²

2017

Obstetrics

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Uterine fibroids are quite common in women of the reproductive age group and as such commonly encountered in pregnancy. Though majority of these cases are asymptomatic, some are prone to developing complications and may end up having adverse outcomes in pregnancy. Management of these women with uterine fibroids presents its own challenges, especially in low-resource setting as in sub-Saharan Africa, where the condition is rife. Adequate management of these women, be it pregnant or nonpregnant, improves their quality of life.

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Effects of obesity on the development of uterine leiomyomata: a retrospective study of 169 women who had myomectomy in southern Nigeria

Abstract: This is a retrospective study of 169 women who had myomectomy for symptomatic uterine leiomyomata in Lagos, Nigeria between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2012.

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Uterine Fibroids and Pregnancy: A Review of the Challenges

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