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Karger Publishers, Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, 5(81), p. 442-446, 2016

DOI: 10.1159/000443391

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Is Myomectomy Prior to Assisted Reproductive Technology Cost Effective in Women with Intramural Fibroids

This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

<b><i>Aim:</i></b> To evaluate the cost effectiveness of surgery to remove intramural (IM) fibroids prior to assisted reproductive technology (ART). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The decision tree mathematical model along with sensitivity analysis was performed to analyze cost effectiveness of: (1) myomectomy followed by ART or (2) ART with IM myoma(s) in situ. <b><i>Results:</i></b> At the median ongoing pregnancy (OP) rate (OPR) reported in the literature for a fresh, autologous ART cycle with IM fibroids in situ vs. post-IM myomectomy, average cost per OP was $72,355 vs. 66,075, indicating a cost savings with myomectomy. Sensitivity analysis over the range of reported OPRs demonstrated that pre-ART IM myomectomy was always cost effective when OPR among women with in situ myomas was <15.4%. However, for OPRs ≥15.4%, pre-ART IM myomectomy was only cost effective if it increased OPR by at least 9.6%. At the high end of OPRs reported for patients with IM myomas in situ (31.4%), a 19.5% improvement in OPR was needed to justify IM myomectomy from a cost perspective. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Myomectomy should be used sparingly in cases where the goal of surgery is to achieve improvement in the outcomes of ART.