The use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in the management of menorrhagia in women with hemostatic disorders.

Schaedel, Zoe E; Dolan, Gerry; Powell, Martin C · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 2005

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

The study was undertaken to evaluate the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in managing menorrhagia associated with hemostatic disorders. Retrospective notes review. Nineteen of 28 (68%) patients experienced improvement with the LNG-IUS. There was nonacceptance by 9 of 28 (32%) who refused the LNG-IUS or had it definitively removed. The LNG-IUS should be considered when managing menorrhagia because surgery carries additional risks in this subset of patients.

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