Fertility and obstetric outcome after caesarean myomectomy

Summary

This is a prospective non-randomised study to determine the fertility performance and pregnancy outcome in pregnant females who had caesarean myomectomy at last delivery. A total of 29 females were studied and they had a mean age of 37.3 years. Of these, 22 (75.9%) of the females were para 1 and 25 (86.2%) had had one previous caesarean section. Only six (20.7%) of them had fertility treatment before the attainment of the index pregnancy. The common antenatal complications recorded were abnormal lie/malpresentation (10.3%), placenta praevia (10.3%) and threatened abortion (10.3%); 17 patients were eligible for trial of scar; 13 (44.8%) had successful vaginal birth after caesarean myomectomy, while 16 (55.2%) had repeat caesarean section including a caesarean hysterectomy. Postoperative morbidity was recorded in four (25%) of the 16 patients that had abdominal delivery. There was no maternal or perinatal mortality recorded. The future fertility and or subsequent pregnancy outcome in patients is unaffected by caesarean myomectomy.

Keywords:

• Fertility, pregnancy, morbidity, caesarean myomectomy, performance, outcome