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Massive Uterine Fibroids in an Anemic Patient

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The patient is a 28-year-old nulliparous African American female who is referred for evaluation and management of massive symptomatic uterine fibroids, heavy menstrual bleeding, and anemia. She desires fertility in the near future. She has known about her fibroids for 5 years but has been relatively asymptomatic until approximately 1 year ago.

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  1. Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, National Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, 106 Irving Street, NW, Suite 405 South, Washington, DC, 20010, USA

    James Robinson MD, MS, FACOG (Director)

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  1. Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Nash S. Moawad

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Robinson, J. (2018). Massive Uterine Fibroids in an Anemic Patient. In: Moawad, N. (eds) Uterine Fibroids. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58780-6_14

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