Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System versus Medical Therapy for Menorrhagia
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Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System versus Medical Therapy for Menorrhagia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) with conventional medical treatment in reducing heavy menstrual bleeding. MATERIAL AND METHODS Relevant studies were identified by a search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and clinical trials registries (from inception to April 2014)...
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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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OBJECTIVE To undertake an economic evaluation alongside the largest randomised controlled trial comparing Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device ('LNG-IUS') and usual medical treatment for women with menorrhagia in primary care; and compare the cost-effectiveness findings using two alternative measures of quality of life. METHODS 571 women with menorrhagia from 63 UK centres were random...
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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: New England Journal of Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0028-4793,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1204724