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Leiomyomas of the uterus occur in approximately 20% of women over 30 years of age in this country.8 Of the women who have leiomyomas of significant size, approximately 40% demonstrate infertility10; 50% of the patients in whom no other cause of infertility is demonstrated become pregnant on removal of the myoma.11 It is apparent that, in well-selected patients, myomectomy does increase fertility and it is an alternative for uterine preservation in those patients desiring childbearing capabilities.
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Masterson, B.J. (1997). Myomectomy. In: Manual of Gynecologic Surgery. Comprehensive Manuals of Surgical Specialties. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0073-1_15
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