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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Reduction in the size of a uterine leiomyoma following discontinuation of an

estrogen-progestin contraceptive.

AUTHORS

Barbieri RL

SOURCE

GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION. 1997;43(4):276-7.

ABSTRACT

Although estrogen and progestin influence the volume of uterine leiomyomas, these effects have not been well

characterized. Presented is the case of a 45-year-old US woman with right lower quadrant pain and a 5-year history of

use of a combined oral contraceptive (OC) containing 0.35 mcg ethinyl estradiol and 0.35 mcg norgestrel. At

presentation, the uterus was enlarged to a size corresponding to 12-14 gestational weeks, with a mass at the right

fundal margin. Pelvic ultrasonography revealed a large dominant leiomyoma 7.2 x 5.8 x 5.5 cm and several smaller

tumors. OC use was discontinued and, 4 months later, the uterus was a size of 8-10 gestational weeks and a single

serosal leiomyoma 5.9 x 4.6 x 4.4 cm remained. The leiomyoma volume had decreased by 47% after OC

discontinuation, to 63 cu. cm. Pelvic sonography 12 months after OC discontinuation revealed no further changes in

myoma volume. In OC users with clinically significant uterine leiomyomas, discontinuation of combined OCs should

be considered as a low-risk intervention with the potential to decrease uterine volume. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT2T 1039-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Reduction in the size of a uterine leiomyoma following

discontinuation of an estrogen-progestin contraceptive.", is(are) Barbieri RL. The source of this article is

"GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION. 1997;43(4):276-7.". This article was published in 1997 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 1039-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

6039

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