One of the ways fibroid tumors (including
leiomyomas, myomas, or fibroids) can cause infertility by blocking the fallopian tubes.
(1st reference link)
The 2nd reference link is an article
from Georgetown University Hospital. In this article, the author states that fibroids
causing infertility and/or repeated miscarriage is a common myth and there is no
scientific evidence supporting this.
3rd reference link -
states fibroids may cause infertility in a number of ways including (1) blockage of
fallopian tubes that prevent either the egg or sperm getting to proper location for
conception, (2) a large fibroid may distort the pelvic anatomy sufficiently to make it
difficult for the fallopian tube to capture an egg at the time of ovulation, (3) a
fibroid can intrude into the uterine cavity creating a mechanical barrier to
implementation, (4) fibroids in the muscle portion can cause an alteration of blood
flow; (5) fibroids growing in the uterine cavity may act as a foreign body and can cause
an inflammatory response that makes the uterine environment hostile for an embryo to
implant.
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