Only 3% fibroid causes infertility –Gynaecologist

 

A gynaecologist, Dr. Prosper Igboeli, on Monday said most women with fibroid did not require treatment for it to get pregnant. Igboeli, who is also the Managing Director of M and M Hospital, Fertility

and IVF Centre, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that only three per cent of fibroids caused infertility. He said the treatment options were having correct diagnosis and the restoration of fertility by preserving the integrity of the endometrium. According to Igboeli endometrium is the lining of the inside of the uterus during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. He said the endometrium becomes thickened in preparation to accept an embryo should conception occur. Igboeli said if pregnancy occurs, the endometrium undergoes a process called decidualisation.

"People believe that any woman with fibroid will not get pregnant; the truth is, most women with fibroid don't require treatment for fibroid to get pregnant.
"Correct diagnosis is the key to proper management of infertile women with fibroid.
"The first consideration should be restoring fertility by preserving the integrity of the endometrium," he said.
He described infertility as when a woman or man is said to be sterile, which implies that some absolute factors preclude conception.
According to the doctor, different studies have given different reasons for the development of fibroid.
Igboeli said other factors associated with fibroid include never having been pregnant (nulliparity), obesity, cigarette smoking, prolonged menstrual cycles and African-American ethnicity (almost three-times as likely as white women).NAN