A survey of preferences and practices of endometrial ablation/resection for menorrhagia in the United Kingdom

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1812-1817

  Deb, Shilpa ^a   Flora, Kulwant ^b   Atiomo, William ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial ablation; endometrial resection; menorrhagia; questionnaire

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; MEFENAMIC ACID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIATHERMY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; HUMAN; HYDROTHERM ABLATION; LASER ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROWAVE ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION; NOVASURE ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLLER BALL ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL BALLOON ABLATION; TRANSCERVICAL RESECTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE FUNDUS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSULTANTS; DIATHERMY; ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MENORRHAGIA; MICROWAVES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55149091590     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.052     Document Type: Article

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