A levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system was more cost effective than was hysterectomy for menorrhagia
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Menorrhagia and the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System
Only half of the women who present to clinicians with heavy menstrual loss have objective menorrhagia. However, it is the main reason for women requesting hysterectomy and 1 in 5 women have a hysterectomy in the United Kingdom for this reason by the age of fifty five. At histopathology, a vast majority of these uteri are found to be benign. With less invasive and effective alternatives to hyste...
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Question What is the effectiveness of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (IUS) compared with hysterectomy for the management of women with menorrhagia? Design: Randomised controlled trial, double-blind. Setting: Five university hospitals in Finland. Patients: Premenopausal women aged 35–49 years, with menorrhagia and no major gynaecological abnormalities were recruited to the stud...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1356-5524
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.6.4.127