First series of 18 pregnancies after ulipristal acetate treatment for uterine fibroids.
Fertil Steril
; 102(5): 1404-9, 2014 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the pregnancy rate after ulipristal acetate (UPA) therapy for fibroids.DESIGN:
Retrospective analysis of a series of 52 patients prospectively included in the PGL4001 (ulipristal acetate) Efficacy Assessment in Reduction of Symptoms Due to Uterine Leiomyomata (PEARL) II and III trials.SETTING:
Academic hospital. PATIENT(S) Among the 52 patients, 21 wished to conceive upon treatment completion. INTERVENTION(S) None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Pregnancy rate and live birth rate. RESULT(S) Twenty-one patients attempted to get pregnant, among whom 15 (71%) succeeded, totaling 18 pregnancies. Among these 18 pregnancies, 12 resulted in the birth of 13 healthy babies and 6 ended in early miscarriage. No regrowth of fibroids was observed during pregnancy. CONCLUSION(S) We report the first series of pregnancies achieved after UPA treatment. Our data confirm a sustained long-term effect after UPA therapy.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Neoplásicas na Gravidez
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Neoplasias Uterinas
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Aborto Espontâneo
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Nascido Vivo
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Leiomioma
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Norpregnadienos
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article