Treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding: Patient preferences for endometrial ablation, a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device, or hysterectomy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 160-166

  Bourdrez, Petra ^a   Bongers, Marlies Y ^b   Mol, Ben W J ^c  

^a VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

endometrial ablation; hysterectomy; levonorgestrel releasing IUD; Preference

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERVIEW; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRORRHAGIA; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; LEVONORGESTREL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 3242761499     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.12.025     Document Type: Article

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