Karoliina Halmesmäki

ORCID: 0000-0002-4764-0270 · 5 papers in corpus
rct 2011
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
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
Maturitas ·doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.01.007

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
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…

2006
Contraception ·doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2006.05.016