Ritva Hurskainen
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· 11 papers in corpus
rct
2011
OBJECTIVE: To compare, whether women with menorrhagia, treated with either hysterectomy or LNG-IUS, differ in their cardiovascular risk profile during 10-year follow-up. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 236 women were randomized to treatment by hy…
rct
2009
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in lower abdominal pain and back pain among women with menorrhagia treated by hysterectomy or levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). DESIGN: A randomized con…
rct
2007
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost-utility of levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS; Mirena) compared to second generation endometrial ablative techniques [i.e. microwave endometrial ablation (MEA) and thermal balloon endometrial ablatio…
rct
2007
OBJECTIVES: Nearly one third of women complain of heavy menstrual bleeding during their reproductive years. Hysterectomy and levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) are effective treatment options for menorrhagia. However, th…
rct
2007
OBJECTIVE: To compare among women with menorrhagia the effect of hysterectomy or levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) on sexual functioning. DESIGN: A randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Five university hospitals in Fi…
2006
review
2004
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Menorrhagia is a frequent reason for women to seek medical care and an increasingly common health problem. The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system is an effective medical treatment for menorrhagia. Emerging clini…
rct
2003
OBJECTIVE: Does a patient information booklet influence treatment for menorrhagia? DESIGN: Randomized trial and a pre-trial prospective cohort study. SETTING: Gynaecology outpatient clinics in 14 Finnish hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: A total …
rct
2002
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) on ovarian cyst formation, endometrial thickness and the size of uterus and uterine fibroids by ultrasonography. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This was …
2001
rct
2000
Background We wanted to study the effect of a levonorgestrel‐releasing intrauterine system (Mirena) on ovarian morphology in hypermenorrheic women. Methods 236 women suffering from menorrhagia participated in this study. The patients were r…