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Uterine fibroids and risk for complications following second-trimester amniocentesis
Pietro Cignini1, Luisa Mobili, Laura D'Emidio
1Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Artemisia Fetal-Maternal Medical Center, Rome, Italy. pietrocignini@fastwebnet.it
Objective:
To compare the abortion rate and preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) after amniocentesis in women who have undergone antibiotic prophylaxis with uterine fibroids and control.
Study Design:
Retrospective study using the Antibiotic Prophylaxis before Second-Trimester Genetic Amniocentesis trial database carried out between January 1999 and December 2005 at the Artemisia Fetal-Maternal Medical Center (Rome, Italy). All women underwent antibiotic prophylaxis before amniocentesis. A follow-up within 4 weeks from the procedure was available.
Results:
A total of 2,497 of 21,219 (11.8%) women with uterine fibroids were identified. The rate of abortion was 2 of 2,497 (0.08%) in women with fibroids and 4 of 18,722 (0.03%) in women without fibroids (p = 0.42). The rate of PPROM was 4 of 2,497 (0.16%) in women with fibroids and 10 of 18,722 (0.05%) in women without fibroids (p = 0.12).
Conclusion:
The risk for abortion and PPROM does not increase in the presence of uterine fibroids in women who have undergone antibiotic prophylaxis.
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