European Clinics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, volume 2, issue 2, pages 72-76

Fibroid uterus in pregnancy and management—what changed in the last 20 years?

Deepa Gopinath ¹

Costas Panayotidis ²

Khalil Abdo ³

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Wythenshawe Hospital, South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK |

Preston, UK |

Women’s Health, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2006-08-15

Springer Nature

Journal: European Clinics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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ISSN: 16133412, 16133420

DOI: 10.1007/s11296-006-0036-7

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

This article review takes into consideration the multiple symptoms fibroid uterus can cause in pregnancy and summarises the recent treatment options of leiomyomas in pregnancy with emphasis on the possible use of surgery during pregnancy in selected cases.