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Abstract

First and foremost, medical management has a definite place. [...]increasing experience (including some small randomised trials7–10) of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device suggests that it and its successors will have a useful therapeutic role. 12 This supplemented advice given in March, 1998, of reports of perforation of the uterine wall and injury to adjacent organs.13 The Aberdeen Endometrial Ablation Trials Group has recently reported the results of the 4-year follow-up of patients in their randomised trial of endometrial ablation versus hysterectomy for the treatment of dysfunctional bleeding.3 151 (74%) of the 204 women originally recruited returned postal follow-up questionnaires at 4 years.

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Title
Choice of treatment for menor rhagia
Author
Stirrat, Gordon M 1 

 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol BS2 8EG, UK 
Pages
2175-2176
Section
Commentary
Publication year
1999
Publication date
Jun 26, 1999
Publisher
Elsevier Limited
ISSN
01406736
e-ISSN
1474547X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2069946115
Copyright
Copyright Elsevier Limited Jun 26, 1999