Long-Term Pregnancy Outcomes of Patients with Diffuse Adenomyosis after Double-Flap Adenomyomectomy

Although many studies show that patients with diffuse adenomyosis who underwent fertility-sparing surgery can have a successful pregnancy, their pregnancy outcomes are still controversial. The objective of this study was to determine long-term pregnancy outcomes and possible influencing factors after double-flap adenomyomectomy for patients with diffuse adenomyosis. A total of 137 patients with diffuse adenomyosis who underwent double-flap adenomyomectomy between January 2011 and December 2019 were studied, and correlations between pregnancy outcomes and clinical data, including age and junctional zone measured by magnetic resonance imaging (JZ(max-A)), were analyzed. The results show that 56 patients (40.9%, 56/137) had 62 pregnancies, including 35 natural pregnancies and 27 assisted reproduction pregnancies, after operation. A univariate regression analysis showed that the pregnancy outcomes were related to age at surgery, visual analog scale (VAS) score of preoperative dysmenorrhea, parity experience, length of infertility, and postoperative JZ(max-A). A multivariate regression analysis showed that age at surgery, VAS score of preoperative dysmenorrhea, and postoperative JZ(max-A) were the independent indicators correlated with pregnancy outcomes. A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that postoperative JZ(max-A) was the most valuable indicator for predicting pregnancy outcomes. Cumulative pregnancy rates during the first 3 years were 70.1% and 20.9% in the postoperative JZ(max-A) ≤ 8.5 mm and the postoperative JZ(max-A) > 8.5 mm groups, respectively. In conclusion, double-flap adenomyomectomy could improve fertility for diffuse adenomyosis, and postoperative JZ(max-A) might be a promising indicator for predicting pregnancy outcomes.