Levonorgestrel intrauterine system in menorrhagia-an effective and acceptable alternative
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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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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2320-1789,2320-1770
DOI: 10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20211155