Uterine Leiomyomas as a Risk Factor for Infertility

Scott Cordts; Ryan Luce; Rebeca Nieves

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Uterine Leiomyomas as a Risk Factor for Infertility

Scott Cordts, MD

Ryan Luce, MD

Rebeca Nieves, MD

American Family Physician. 2026;113(4):388.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

SCOTT CORDTS, MD, FAAFP; RYAN LUCE, MD; and REBECA NIEVES, MD, Deaconess Family Medicine Residency, Evansville, Indiana

Address correspondence to Scott Cordts, MD, FAAFP, at scott.cordts@deaconess.com.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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2.Roşu G-A, Ionescu CA, Călin FD, et al. Prognostic value of the location of submucosal uterine leiomyomas in infertility. Exp Ther Med. 2021;22(6):1482.

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