Laparoscopic CO2 laser uterine nerve ablation for treatment of drug resistant primary dysmenorrhea.
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.
Gürgan
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Urman
B
B
Aksu
T
T
Develioglu
O
O
Zeyneloglu
H
H
Kisnisçi
H A
HA
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*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide