Aarre Kivelä

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
rct 2011
The effect of hysterectomy or levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on cardiovascular disease risk factors in menorrhagia patients: a 10-year follow-up of a randomised trial
Maturitas ·doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.05.004

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
The effect of hysterectomy or levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on lower abdominal pain and back pain among women treated for menorrhagia: a five-year randomized controlled trial
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.3109/00016340903297150

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
The effect of hysterectomy or levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on sexual functioning among women with menorrhagia: a 5-year randomised controlled trial
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01306.x

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…

rct 2002
Comparison of ovarian cyst formation in women using the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system vs. hysterectomy
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology ·doi:10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00805.x

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 …