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Balloon endometrial thermoablation--an alternative management of adenomyosis with menorrhagia and dysmenorrhoea

Chan CLK 1 , Annapoorna V 2 , Roy AC 3 , Ng SC 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 C L K Chan, FRCOG. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074
  • 2 V Annapoorna, MMed (O&G). Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074
  • 3 A C Roy, PhD. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074
  • 4 S C Ng, MD. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074
Med J Malaysia, 2001 Sep;56(3):370-3.
PMID: 11732085

Abstract

A 45 years old Chinese housewife presented with menorrhagia and dysmenorrhoea due to adenomyosis failed to respond to various medical treatments. She was treated with balloon thermoablation. The total menstrual blood loss (MBL) decreased from 96.94 ml before to 37.57 ml, six months after thermoablation. The pictorial blood loss chart (PBLC) showed similar decrease in blood loss. Dysmenorrhoea was also cured. At three year follow up, there was no recurrence. This is the first report which shows thermoablation decreases MBL objectively and can be tried to treat adenomyosis.

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