IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 41 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.12891/ceog19372014

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Original Research
Risk of recurrent menorrhagia after hydrothermoablation: role of GnRH analogues neoadjuvant treatment in long term successful rate
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1 Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic. University of Padua, Padua
2 Woman's Health Sciences Department, Gynecologic Section, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona (Italy)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2014, 41(4), 426–431; https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog19372014
Published: 10 August 2014
Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the long term effectiveness of presurgical therapy with GnRH analogues in patients who underwent hydrothermal endometrial ablation (HTA) for menorrhagia and assess the relationship between sonographically measured myometrium thickness and pelvic pain. Materials and Methods: A prospective randomized control study comparing 15 women (Group A) with presurgical subcutaneous triptorelin depot injection before HTA with controls (Group B, n=15). Inclusion criteria were: recurrent menorrhagia, uterus length < 12 cm, no previous hormonal therapy for at least six month, and family plan completed. Student’s t test was applied, as appropriate, to compare continuous variables. Proportion were compared with chi-squared. Results: After 12 months of follow-up, Group A showed a significantly lower (0% vs 20%; p = 0.03) failure rate after hydrothermoablation than the Group B and a generally higher successful rate at 24 and 48 months. The discomfort, evaluated with VAS, showed a mean value of 47.6 ± 15.9 (± SD); 96.7% of women reported a mildmoderate postoperative pain. No perioperative and late complications were recorded. Conclusions: Presurgical treatment with GnRH analogues seems to improve long term efficacy of HTA. Perioperative pelvic pain seems to not be affected by myometrium thickness.
Keywords
Menorrhagia
Hydrothermoablation
GnRH analogues
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