Managing drug-resistant essential menorrhagia without hysterectomy

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 681-694

  Hurskainen, Ritva ^a  

^a HYVINKÄÄ HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

endometrial ablation; endometrial resection; heavy menstrual bleeding; levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system; menorrhagia

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; MEFENAMIC ACID; NORETHISTERONE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

BRAIN EDEMA; BREAST TENDERNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEMATOMETRA; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICAL CARE; MENORRHAGIA; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SPOTTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS PERFORATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDOMETRIUM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MENORRHAGIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749264813     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2006.03.003     Document Type: Review

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