Parenthood

Removing Fibroids Can Prevent Miscarriage

A new study shows a dramatic decrease in repeat miscarriage of women who have surgery to remove their fibroids.

Image: National Uterine Fibroids Foundation.

A new study could give hope to women who have suffered from multiple miscarriages, providing them with a solution to help bring their next child to term: remove their fibroids.

Via Fox News:

The 20-year study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, followed 966 women who had suffered three or more miscarriages in a row.

Cavity-distorting submucosal fibroids were surgically removed from 25 of the women and miscarriage rates in their subsequent pregnancies during the second trimester fell from 21.7 percent to 0 percent.

This translated to an increase in the live birth rate from 23.3 percent to 52 percent.

If the study can be replicated in larger numbers, may women may finally find the answer to their struggles to have a child.