title: Unplanned pregnancy after ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of uterine fibroids: A follow-up study.
abstract: A follow-up study was performed with 169 women of childbearing age who underwent ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (UPMWA) therapy for symptomatic uterine fibroids in the Chinese PLA General Hospital from June 2007 to December 2014. This study aimed to observe the incidence of unplanned pregnancies in these women after UPMWA treatment in order to evaluate its effect on natural conception. Ten unplanned pregnancies in nine women were occurred. Of the nine patients, six did not want the pregnancy and chose for induced abortion to end the pregnancy at an early stage. Three chose to continue with the pregnancy and gave birth to a healthy term infant delivered by cesarean section (of these three patients, two had been previously diagnosed as infertility). None of the patients had any serious obstetric complications. After UPMWA treatment for uterine fibroids, patients may conceive naturally, the impact of the procedure on fertility and pregnancy outcomes is worthy of further prospective study in larger sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853 China.
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bing-song
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853 China.
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853 China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhi-Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853 China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chang-tao
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853 China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Rui-fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853 China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiu-mei
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853 China.
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hui
mesh_terms: D055011:Ablation Techniques; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008872:Microwaves; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D012307:Risk Factors; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult