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The most common abnormal growth of the female reproductive system, fibroids are thought to affect most women at some point during their reproductive years. This text from international experts looks at the latest evidence on how the problem impinges on reproduction and what management and treatment options are available to help patients.
List of contents
1. Fibroids and Reproduction: A Bird’s-Eye View. 2. Fibroids and Assisted Reproduction Technology. 3. Fibroids and Endometrial Receptivity/Embryo Implantation. 4. Uterine Fibroids and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. 5. Fibroids in Pregnancy. 6. Medical Options for Uterine Fibroids in the Context of Reproduction. 7. Fibroid Preoperative Imaging: Ultrasound. 8. Fibroid Preoperative Imaging: Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 9. Interventional Procedures. 10. Hysteroscopic Myomectomy. 11. Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Myomectomy.
About the author
Botros R.M.B. Rizk MD, MA, FRCOG, FRCS, HCLD, FACOG, FACS is Medical Director, Elite IVF, Houston, Texas; Medical Director, Advanced Fertility Centers, Odessa Fertility Lab Director, Odessa, Texas; President, Middle East Fertility Society; Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University Medical School, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasr El Eini Hospital, Cairo, Egypt; Formerly Professor and Head, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Yakoub Khalaf MBBCh, MSc, MD, FRCOG, MFFP is Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and King’s College London, and Head of Fertility Services and Director of the Assisted Conception Unit and Centre for Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
Mostafa A. Borahay MD, PhD is Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Summary
The most common abnormal growth of the female reproductive system, fibroids are thought to affect most women at some point during their reproductive years. This text from international experts looks at the latest evidence on how the problem impinges on reproduction and what management and treatment options are available to help patients.
