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Date Published: 11/07/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55046/vjrnm.24.625.2016
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No. 24 (2016)
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Scientific research
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Nguyen, X. H., Phan, H. G., & Pham, M. T. (2022). Pregnancy After Uterine Artery Embolization For Symptomatic Fibroids. Vietnamese Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 24, 19-23. https://doi.org/10.55046/vjrnm.24.625.2016

Pregnancy After Uterine Artery Embolization For Symptomatic Fibroids

Nguyen Xuan Hien1, Phan Hoang Giang1, Pham Minh Thong1,
1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Bach Mai Hospital

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Abstract

SUMMARY


Objective: The purpose of this study was to report on
pregnancies and their outcome after uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids.
Method and results: A retrospective analysis of all pregnancies after UAE, from 2007 to 2014, 207 patients (mean age 35 years; range, 26 - 45 years) with symptomatic uterine fibroids underwent uterine artery embolization, 32 patients want to achieve pregnancy. After mean 15 months follow up, 23 women reported 34 pregnancies (3 spontaneous abortions, and 6 elective terminations resulted), 25 live births, 5 babies were born
with low birth weights, 4 were born preterm, 5 babies were born with low birth weights, 1 pregnancies had abnormal placentation, 1 pregnancies had abnormal amniotic fluid. The time after uterine artery embolization have a pregnancy is 15 month (from 2 to 42 months). The mean size of tumor is 6.4cm (from 3 to 8cm) per 56 tumor with 84.9% intramural and 15.1% submucous.
Conclusion: Uterine artery embolization should be performed for women who want to preserve their fertility.

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Keywords

Pregnancy after uterine artery embolization (UAE), therapeutic uterine artery embolization

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