Hysterectomy and Levonorgestrel Releasing Intrauterine System (LNG-IUS) in the Treatment of Menorrhagia

Summary

A randomised study including 236 women referred for essential menorrhagia to five university hospitals in Finland was conducted to compare the cost-effectiveness and the quality of life issues in the treatment of menorrhagia.Participants were randomly assigned to treatment with LNG-IUS (n=119), or hysterectomy (n=117), and were monitored for ten years. The primary outcome measures were health related quality of life (HRQoL), other measures of psychosocial well-being (anxiety, depression, sexual functioning), and costs.

Timeline

Start

1994-10

Primary completion

2008-10

Completion

2008-10

Drugs

Indications