TY - JOUR
T1 - Bipolar versus balloon endometrial ablation in the office
T2 - a randomized controlled trial
AU - Penninx, Josien P.M.
AU - Herman, Malou C.
AU - Kruitwagen, Roy F.P.M.
AU - Ter Haar, Annette J. F.
AU - Mol, Ben W.
AU - Bongers, Marlies
PY - 2016/1
Y1 - 2016/1
N2 - Objective: To compare the effectiveness of bipolar radiofrequency (Novasure (R)) ablation and balloon endometrial ablation (Thermablate (R)). Study design: We performed a multi-center double blind, randomized controlled trial in three hospitals in The Netherlands. Women with heavy menstrual bleeding were randomly allocated to bipolar or balloon endometrial ablation, performed in the office, using a paracervical block. The primary outcome was amenorrhea. Secondary outcome measures were pain, satisfaction, quality of life and reintervention. Results: 104 women were randomized into the bipolar (52) and balloon (52) groups. After 12 months amenorrhea rates were 56% (29/52) in the bipolar group and 23% (12/52) in the balloon group (relative risk (RR) 0.6, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.4-0.8). The mean visual analog pain score of the total procedure was 7.1 in the bipolar group and 7.4 in the balloon group (P
AB - Objective: To compare the effectiveness of bipolar radiofrequency (Novasure (R)) ablation and balloon endometrial ablation (Thermablate (R)). Study design: We performed a multi-center double blind, randomized controlled trial in three hospitals in The Netherlands. Women with heavy menstrual bleeding were randomly allocated to bipolar or balloon endometrial ablation, performed in the office, using a paracervical block. The primary outcome was amenorrhea. Secondary outcome measures were pain, satisfaction, quality of life and reintervention. Results: 104 women were randomized into the bipolar (52) and balloon (52) groups. After 12 months amenorrhea rates were 56% (29/52) in the bipolar group and 23% (12/52) in the balloon group (relative risk (RR) 0.6, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.4-0.8). The mean visual analog pain score of the total procedure was 7.1 in the bipolar group and 7.4 in the balloon group (P
KW - Balloon
KW - Bipolar
KW - Endometrial ablation
KW - Office
KW - Paracervical block
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.10.010
DO - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.10.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 26675056
SN - 0301-2115
VL - 196
SP - 52
EP - 56
JO - European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
JF - European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
ER -