title: [A clinical control study on the treatment of uterine leiomyoma with gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist or mifepristone].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the results and side effects in treating uterine leiomyoma with gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) or mifepristone.
  
  
  METHODS
  75 patients with uterine leiomyoma who had clinical symptoms and diagnosed by Bcan were divided into two groups. The GnRH-a group (30 patients) was treated by injection of GnRH-a 150 micrograms/day subcutaneously for three months, and the mifepristone group (45 patients) was treated by mifepristone 12.5 mg/day po for three months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The clinical symptoms improved obviously in both groups. The volume of leiomyoma reduced 20.0% or more in 90.0% (27/30) of the patients in GnRH-a group, while it was 91.1% (41/45) in mifepristone group. However, the recurrent rates were 40.0% and 17.8% in the 2 groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It suggested that mifepristone is a more practical and hopeful drug in treating uterine leiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: 4th Municipal Hospital, Wuhan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000819:agonists* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015735:Mifepristone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D015735:Mifepristone; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone