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Lead
University of California, San Francisco
With
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
Age
21–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Premenopausal (at least 1 menstrual period in last 3 months)
2. Age \>21years
3. Fibroids are associated with heavy bleeding, pelvic pressure or discomfort, urinary or bowel symptoms, or dyspareunia
4. Desires surgical management of fibroids
5. Uterus ≤16 weeks in size
6. All fibroids ≤ 10cm in maximum diameter by ultrasound or MRI assessment within the last year.
7. Total number of fibroids ≤6 by ultrasound or MRI assessment within the last year. (For this study "Fibroids" will be leiomyomas \> 2cm)
8. Had a Pap smear within the last 3 years with appropriate follow-up and treatment for cellular abnormalities
9. Endometrial biopsy indicates no hyperplasia or cancer (biopsy only required if age \>45 years and has anovulatory heavy bleeding)
10. Able to tolerate laparoscopic surgery
11. Able to give informed consent
You may not be if
1. Planned treatment for infertility
2. Pedunculated fibroid with thin stalk (total stalk length is \<25% maximum diameter of fibroid)
3. Intracavitary (FIGO Type 0) fibroid
4. Symptomatic fibroids are only FIGO Type 1 (submucosal with ≥ 50% intracavitary)
5. Planned concomitant surgical procedure in addition to treatment of uterine fibroids
6. Use of Essure or any other metallic, implantable device within pelvis
7. Pregnancy
8. Pelvic infection with the last 3 months
9. History of pelvic malignancy and/or pelvic radiation
10. Known or high suspicion for dense pelvic adhesions
11. Fibroids treated by myomectomy, uterine artery embolism, radio-frequency ablation, MRI Guided focused ultrasound, or cryomyolysis within the last 3 months
