A rare case of multiple fibroids with pregnancy

Abstract

Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumor of the uterus and affect 40 % to 50% of women older than 35yrs of age. Usually they are asymptomatic(70% to 80%).approximately 5% of leiomyoma are of submucosal type being least common but usually are more symptomatic. symptomatic leiomayomas are managed with either medical therapy or surgical management in the form of myomectomy or hysterectomy. multiple submucosal fibroid in pregnancy is a rare and often complicate with a fetal morbidity and mortality .1

Uterine Fibroids Association with Pregnancy-induced Hypertension: A Case Report

“…Fibroids are usually asymptomatic but pain is the most common complication in pregnancy and is seen most often in large fibroids (>5 cm) during the second and third trimesters. 7 Fibroids may negatively affect fertility and the outcome of the pregnancy and have been complicated by abdominal pain and red degeneration of fibroid, spontaneous abortion, fetal malposition, placental abruption, premature rupture of membranes, increased rate of cesarean deliveries, postpartum hemorrhage, preterm delivery, and low birth weight infants. 8 Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Volume 15 Issue 5 (September-October 2023) Takeda et al reported in a cross-sectional study that the prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher in patients with uterine fibroids than in those without them (14.6 vs 0.63%, p < 0.001).…”