1. Follow up results
This study included 604 patients of childbearing age with symptomatic UFs who underwent percutaneous MWA. All were diagnosed as UFs by pelvic MRI and US. Among the 604 cases, there were 166 cases of fertility requests, 114 of which had not given birth, The remaining 52 cases of reproductive requests had been given birth, and 154 patients were successfully followed up, of which 73 cases were excluded. The details of the excluded patients are shown in the flowchart (Fig. 3). Finally, 81 cases entered the statistical analysis. The deadline for follow-up was January 31, 2021, and the median follow-up time was 64 months (4–124 months).