3To whom correspondence should be addressed Menorrhagia is a significant problem in women of repro-ductive age. In half of the cases no specific aetiology is known. Vascular factors play a role but remain poorly understood. We chose to stud…
OBJECTIVE: To compare, whether women with menorrhagia, treated with either hysterectomy or LNG-IUS, differ in their cardiovascular risk profile during 10-year follow-up. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 236 women were randomized to treatment by hy…
OBJECTIVE: To compare among women with menorrhagia the effect of hysterectomy or levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) on sexual functioning. DESIGN: A randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Five university hospitals in Fi…
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) on ovarian cyst formation, endometrial thickness and the size of uterus and uterine fibroids by ultrasonography. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This was …
Tenascin is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein that is widely expressed during embryogenesis. In adults, it is restricted to select sites, including certain epithelial-stromal interfaces, but is notably enhanced in active inflammatory-rea…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate transvaginal sonographic findings in ambulatory patients with suspected pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). METHODS: We studied 51 outpatients with a mean age of 26.8 years (range 16-52) who had a history of low abdom…