Pregnancy and live birth after high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for fibroids and adenomyosis: two case reports

Felix WS WONG; Menelik MH LEE

doi:10.12809/hkjgom.22.1.04

Authors

Felix WS WONG
Menelik MH LEE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12809/hkjgom.22.1.04

Keywords:

Adenomyosis, High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation, Leiomyoma

Abstract

We report two cases of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for fibroids and adenomyosis in women having difficulty conceiving. After the ablation, one woman got pregnant spontaneously and the other after in vitro fertilisation. Both women delivered by Caesarean section uneventfully.

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