Yf. Fong et K. Singh, Medical treatment of a grossly enlarged adenomyotic uterus with the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system, CONTRACEPT, 60(3), 1999, pp. 173-175
Adenomyosis is an important cause of menorrhagia. Besides hysterectomy, the
treatment options for adenomyosis have been limited. Presented here is the
successful treatment of adenomyosis in a woman presenting with menorrhagia
, dysmenorrhea, and an enlarging uterus, for whom conservative therapy init
iated with mefenamic acid was unsatisfactory, The patient had insertion of
the levonorg estrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). A marked decre
ase in uterine size occurred within 12 months of insertion accompanied by r
esolution of the menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea. Thus, the LNG-IUS is a viabl
e option and represents a real advance in the treatment of adenomyosis. (C)
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