Uterine Fibroids Laparoscopy

Laparoscopic view of a uterus with a pedunculated posterior myoma
A fibroid in this location should not affect chances for pregnancy or miscarriage
However, if it were pushing into the cavity of the uterus, it might cause problems

Submucous fibroid pushing into endometrial cavity

Ultrasound image of uterus with submucous fibroid This patient needed in vitro fertilization for infertility	Same image with uterus circled in blue, fibroid in red, endometrial cavity in green

Because she wanted to have a baby and needed IVF, we wanted to have a normal uterus before starting treatment This fibroid was pushing into the uterine cavity - a location that would likely cause reproductive problems Hysteroscopy was done with special cutting tools to remove the tumor in order to normalize the anatomy This image shows the inside of the uterine cavity before the fibroid was resected The tumor is the white tissue on the right side