A Trial Comparing The Use Of Rectal Plus Perivascular Vasopressin With Perivascular Vasopressin Alone To Decrease Bleeding At The Time Of Myomectomy

A myomectomy is a fertility sparing procedure in which fibroids are removed from the uterus. This procedure can be associated with significant blood loss which can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The drug misoprostol which has been been use in the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage was given to subset of patients who were scheduled to undergo elective myomectomy at the University hospital of the West Indies and from the private practice of the participating doctors who were invited to participate in the study. Patients were randomized to receive or not to receive pre-operative rectal misoprostol 400µg, 60 minutes before surgery. Twenty five patients received misoprostol and twenty patients did not.