The effect of hysterectomy or levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on lower abdominal pain and back pain among women treated for menorrhagia: A five-year randomized controlled trial

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1389-1396

  Heliövaara Peippo, Satu ^a   Halmesmäki, Karoliina ^a   Hurskainen, Ritva ^a   Teperi, Juha ^b   Grenman, Seija ^c   Kivelä, Aarre ^d   Kujansuu, Erkki ^e   Tuppurainen, Marjo ^f   Vuorma, Sirkku ^g   Yliskoski, Merja ^h   Paavonen, Jorma ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g Health Center of Martinlaakso   (Finland)

^h JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Back pain; Hysterectomy; LNG IUS; Lower abdominal pain; Menorrhagia; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 72049108094     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016340903297150     Document Type: Article

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