title: Laparoscopic CO2 laser uterine nerve ablation for treatment of drug resistant primary dysmenorrhea.
abstract: Twenty women with drug-resistant primary dysmenorrhea were subjected to laparoscopic CO2 laser uterine nerve ablation. Menstrual pain assessed by a linear analog pain score showed a reduction of 33%, decreasing from 7.5 +/- 0.5 preoperatively to 5.0 +/- 1.7 postoperatively. The procedure was free of major complications and should be considered as a second-line therapeutic option in women who have failed medical treatment using nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents or OCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gürgan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Urman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aksu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Develioglu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeyneloglu
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kisnisçi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003714:Denervation; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D053685:Laser Therapy; D014599:Uterus / Q000294:innervation*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide