Rashetta Fairnot opted for a new LAAM myomectomy to remove her uterine fibroids instead of an open myomectomy.
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According to The Center for Innovative GYN Care (CIGC), by age 50, eighty percent of women will have fibroids, non-cancerous growths that originate from the muscle of the womb.