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2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Levonorgestrel-releasing systems control excess menstrual bleeding.
According to published research from Finland, "levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) has been advocated as an effective alternative to hysterectomy in the treatment of menorrhagia.
"The outcome predictors have been poorly known. In this study the amount of menstrual blood loss (MBL) turned out to be the single most important outcome predictor of these treatments," according to R. Hurskainen and colleagues, University of Helsinki Hospital, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
"However, the treatment with LNG-IUS seemed to be an appropriate alternative to hysterectomy for all women who perceived their MBL heavy," researchers wrote.
Hurskainen and colleagues published their findings in Acta ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Levonorgestrel-releasing systems control excess menstrual bleeding.