Abstract

SALAS ROCHE, Marlenes Ileana; GIMI NHUNGA, Cristina  and  HIRALDA MARTINEZ, Jorge Luis. Infertility by Submucous Myoma. Case report. ccm [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.4, pp. 743-749. ISSN 1560-4381.

Myomas can cause infertility. They create alterations of uterus and cervix, marked by deformations of the fallopian tubes uterine segments for an abnormal uterine cavity. This case refers to a 27-year-old black patient, with heavy menstruation and infertility background, attended at the Gynecology Service of the Provincial Hospital of North Luanda, Angola. A tumor in the hypogastrium was found during physical examination. Transvaginal ultrasound revealed a submucosal uterine fibroid affecting endometrial cavity, which was considered the cause of her infertility. Myomectomy was performed with a positive evolution.

Keywords : myoma; myomectomy; infertility; woman; clinical case.

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