title: Mechanical preparation of the endometrium prior to endometrial ablation.
abstract: Of 143 women who underwent endometrial ablation between May 1986 and August 1991, 16 also had repeat procedures. Medical preparation of the endometrial lining (danazol, leuprolide acetate, or nafarelin acetate) was used in 109 patients; mechanical preparation in the form of suction curettage, in 28 patients; and no preparation, in 6 postmenopausal patients. Evaluation of the results following endometrial ablation showed that the results in mechanically prepared patients were comparable to those in patients receiving traditional medical preparation; thus mechanical preparation can make the procedure simpler, enhance patient compliance, and reduce side effects considerably.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gimpelson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaigh
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004717:Endometrium / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000601:surgery; D017274:Nafarelin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011292:Premedication; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014619:Vacuum Curettage
chemical_list: D017274:Nafarelin; D016729:Leuprolide; D003613:Danazol