Comparison of fertility outcomes after laparoscopic myomectomy for barbed versus nonbarbed sutures.

Objective: To assess the impact on women's reproductive outcomes of barbed sutures to repair uterine breaches during laparoscopic myomectomy compared with traditional smooth sutures.

Design: Retrospective, monocentric cohort study, with information on subsequent pregnancies prospectively acquired for some women.

Setting: Tertiary-level academic referral center.