title: The presence of small uterine fibroids not distorting the endometrial cavity does not adversely affect conception outcome following embryo transfer in older recipients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if uterine fibroids have a negative impact in older patients having embryo transfer (ET).
  
  
  METHODS
  Comparison of clinical and viable pregnancy rates, implantation rates, and spontaneous abortion rates in older (>35) oocyte or embryo recipients with uterine leiomyomata compared to comparable patients without fibroids.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The clinical pregnancy rate per transfer was 56% in the fibroid group vs 64% for the controls. Implantation rates were also very similar (33 vs 32%7). There were no spontaneous abortion or preterm deliveries <32 weeks in the fibroid group and the average term of pregnancies was also similar.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Small fibroids not distorting the uterine cavity do not seem to negatively affect conception outcome even in older women.
authors.affiliation: The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Camden, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dietterich
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Check
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazari
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology