| 1. | Last year, Dailey found a doctor willing to do a myomectomy.
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| 2. | Myomectomy, the surgical removal of fibroids, leaving the uterus intact.
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| 3. | Small fibroids may be dealt with by local removal ( myomectomy ).
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| 4. | The major drawback of myomectomy, however, is that fibroids often return.
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| 5. | Laparoscopic myomectomy has less pain and shorter time in hospital than open surgery.
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| 6. | Neither medication, myomectomy or laser were encouraged.
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| 7. | Many of the doctors that Ms . Alba consulted about having a myomectomy were discouraging.
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| 8. | If the fibroids are big or numerous, the myomectomy must be done through an abdominal incision.
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| 9. | Particularly laparoscopic myomectomy using a morcellator has been associated with a substantially increased risk of this complication.
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| 10. | Development of new fibroids will be seen in 42-55 % of patients undergoing a myomectomy.
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