Myomectomy MyoSure

A myomectomy is a surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids, noncancerous tumors, without removing the uterus. Depending on the location of the fibroids, the myomectomy can be done through the pelvic area or through the vagina and cervix. Removing fibroids may enable a woman to get pregnant after the surgery.

A woman may choose to undergo a myomectomy to remove her uterine fibroids if she is experiencing aggravating symptoms from those fibroids, and she would like to retain her uterus for personal or reproductive reasons. Depending on the location and size of a woman’s fibroids, these growths can interfere with conception, prevent implantation of a fertilized egg, or obstruct the fallopian tubes, preventing the embryo from passing into the uterine cavity and implanting on the endometrial lining.

Fibroids can also cause problems during pregnancy, including affecting the blood flow and preventing the fetus from growing properly and causing pre-term labor and birth. To prevent these problems, women with fibroids who want to become pregnant should consider a myomectomy to remove the fibroids. In many cases, infertility specialists will refer patients for this surgery before attempting in vitro fertilization (IVF).