Long-term outcome of hysteroscopic endometrial ablation without endometrial preparation

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-225

  Rosati, Maurizio ^a   Vigone, Alessandro ^b   Capobianco, Francesco ^a   Surico, Daniela ^b   Amoruso, Elena ^b   Surico, Nicola ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrial ablation; Menorrhagia; Outcome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; METRORRHAGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS CAVITY; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 44249096331     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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