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Chantal B Bartels1, Kamaria C Cayton, Farah S Chuong
1*Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut †Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Howard W and Georgeanna Seegar Jones Division of Reproductive Sciences and Women's Health Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland ‡Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky §Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio ∥Foxhall OB/GYN Associates, Washington, District of Columbia.
Abstract:
Fibroids are the most common tumor of the female reproductive tract, but approved medical treatments are limited. Patients demand uterine-sparing treatments which preserve fertility and avoid surgery. We systematically reviewed PubMed and Cochrane databases from January 1985 to November 2015 for evidence-based medical therapies for fibroids in the context of disease prevention, treatment of early disease, treatment of symptomatic disease, and preoperative management. We identified 2182 studies, of which 52 studies met inclusion and exclusion criteria. Published data affirm the efficacy of multiple agents, which are promising avenues for the development of medical alternatives to surgery.
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