Levonorgestrel intrauterine system: Current role in management of heavy menstrual bleeding
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The Effectiveness of Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System in the Treatment of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding.
OBJECTIVE Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) has been shown to be an effective treatment for patients with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in many Western studies. The purpose of study was to examine the effectiveness of LNG-IUS in the treatment of Indian women with AUB. METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational study of 70 women diagnosed with AUB and treated wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mid-life Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0976-7800
DOI: 10.4103/0976-7800.109627