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Five-Year Follow-up of Endometrial Ablation: Endometrial Coagulation Versus Endometrial Resection

From the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Holbaek County Hospital, Smedelundsgade 60, DK-4300 Holbaek, Denmark.

Address reprint requests to: Torben Philipsen, MD, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Holbaek County Hospital, DK-4300 Holbaek, Denmark; E-mail: chtoph{at}vestamt.dk.

OBJECTIVE: A randomized, controlled trial was performed to compare the patient complication rate, effectiveness, and satisfaction rate of transcervical hysteroscopic endometrial coagulation versus endometrial resection in the treatment for heavy dysfunctional bleeding.

METHODS: One hundred and twenty women requiring endometrial ablation for the treatment of heavy bleeding disorders entered the study. All patients were offered a clinical examination 24 months postoperatively and had a questionnaire by mail 5 years after the initial treatment. The number of complications during and after the operation, re-ablations, and hysterectomies were registered. A bleeding index and the patient satisfaction rate were stated.

RESULTS: Sixty-one patients were treated by endometrial coagulation, and 59 were treated by endometrial resection. No differences between the two groups were observed concerning fluid absorption, bleeding, perforation, and infection. At the 5-year follow-up, 64% of the patients had only one ablation, 15% were treated twice, 15% had a hysterectomy, and 6% were lost to follow-up. After 5 years, the bleeding index was halved in patients with menses. Seventy-nine percent of the women would recommend the treatment to their best female friend.

CONCLUSION: We found no significant differences in the frequency of complications. Only 15% of the women had a hysterectomy after 5 years. No significant difference was observed with respect to bleeding reduction and patient satisfaction in the two groups.

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