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Infertility and Uterine Artery Embolisation

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Uterine arterial embolisation is an established non-surgical image-guided treatment for symptomatic uterine leiomyomas as an alternative to myomectomy or hysterectomy. In patients wishing to conserve the uterus for pregnancy then uterine arterial embolization offers a potential alternative to myomectomy. Recent results indicate favourable results compared to myomectomy in such patients. However controversy remains in relation to the long-term effects of uterine arterial embolization on fertility.

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  1. Department of Clinical Radiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK

    J. Graeme Houston MD, FRCP, FRCR, FCIRSE

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  1. Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Mostafa Metwally

  2. Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Tin-Chiu Li

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Houston, J.G. (2015). Infertility and Uterine Artery Embolisation. In: Metwally, M., Li, TC. (eds) Reproductive Surgery in Assisted Conception. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4953-8_13

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