Clinical trials

Female fertility may be affected by uterine fibroids, although this association has not been elucidated. This retrospective cohort study aims to evaluate the impact of fibroids on women fertility.

Uterine fibroids are the most common form of benign uterine tumors in the uterine muscle layer, which had a certain rate of malignancy, but it is rare. The prevalence of uterine fibroids estimates range from 4.5% to 68.6% depending on study population and diagnostic methodology. The prevalence of fibroids has been historically underestimated by epidemiologic studies which focused mainly on symptomatic women, leaving behind a large population of asymptomatic women and women who underreport their symptoms. What investigators don't know was which women who have fibroids will develop clinical symptoms and which women who have an operation of myomectomy will relapse. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for the development of uterine fibroids in Chinese women.

"This study employs a prospective cohort design by establishing a uterine cavity diseases research platform. The investigators will collect participants' current medical history, menstrual and obstetric history, past medical history, physical and gynecological examinations, imaging studies, laboratory tests, and pathological examinations. After the hysteroscopic surgery, the investigators will conduct a one-year follow-up on the disease progression of the participants. Through this comprehensive approach, the investigators aim to deeply investigate the pathogenesis, risk factors, and optimized treatment strategies for uterine cavity diseases."