A retrospective cohort study comparing microwave endometrial ablation with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device in the management of heavy menstrual bleeding

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 205-209

  Henshaw, Richard ^a   Coyle, Christy ^b   Low, Stephanie ^b   Barry, Christopher ^a  

^a South East Regional Health Service ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; DANAZOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GOSERELIN; LEVONORGESTREL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NAFARELIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROBABILITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MENORRHAGIA; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035985253     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-8666.2002.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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