Pentti K. Heinonen

ORCID: 0000-0001-6609-6293 · 12 papers in corpus · active 1983-2009

Study types

  • article 7
  • other 3
  • book-chapter 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • infertility 4
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • adenomyosis 1
  • dyspareunia 1
article 2009
Endometrial resection following levonorgestrel intrauterine system treatment for menorrhagia
·doi:10.1007/s10397-009-0472-8
article 2007
Long-term Impact and Risk Factors for Hysterectomy After Hysteroscopic Surgery for Menorrhagia
·doi:10.1097/01.ogx.0000259148.55955.eb

For women with menorrhagia, hysteroscopic resection of endometrial tissue, combined with myomectomy and polypectomy when indicated, offers an alternative to hysterectomy. Favorable short-term results have been documented, but the long-term …

other 2006
Complete septate uterus with longitudinal vaginal septum
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.08.039

OBJECTIVE: To review clinical implications, reproductive outcome, and long-term consequences in women with complete septate uterus and longitudinal vaginal septum. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: A university hospital. PATIENT(S)…

article 2006
Long-term impact and risk factors for hysterectomy after hysteroscopic surgery for menorrhagia
·doi:10.1007/s10397-006-0219-8
other 2003
Fecundity and morbidity following acute pelvic inflammatory disease treated with doxycycline and metronidazole
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics ·doi:10.1007/s00404-002-0376-6

We studied fecundity and late sequelae of 39 women who had laparoscopic and microbiological sampling-proven acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) treated with the same antimicrobial regimen. The grade and etiology of index PID were classi…

other 2003
Presenting and long-term clinical implications and fecundity in females with obstructing vaginal malformations
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s1083-3188(03)00157-8

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate presenting and long-term clinical consequences in females with obstructing vaginal anomalies. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: A university hospital in southern Finland. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-six females with…

review 1997
Finnish national register of laparoscopic hysterectomies: A review and complications of 1165 operations
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(97)80023-3
article 1996
An interaction between danazol and warfarin in women with menorrhagia treated for thinning the endometrium prior to resection
·doi:10.1046/j.1365-2508.1996.236196.x

Six patients on long‐term anticoagulant therapy with warfarin, and suffering from menorrhagia, underwent hysteroscopic endomyometrial resection. They received 600 mg danazol daily preoperatively for 4 weeks to suppress the endometrium. The …

article 1995
Hysteroscopic endomyometrial resection for the treatment of menorrhagia — follow-up of 86 cases
·doi:10.1016/0301-2115(95)02177-9
article 1995
Hysteroscopic Endomyometrial Resection for the Treatment of Menorrhagia in Patients with Major Medical Diseases
·doi:10.1089/gyn.1995.11.221

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness and safety of hysteroscopic endomyometrial resection in the treatment of menorrhagia in patients unfit for major surgery or general anesthesia. Twenty-one patients with major medical …

book-chapter 1984
Diagnostic laparoscopy in primary infertility
·doi:10.1007/978-94-011-7621-7_33
article 1983
Clinical implications of the unicornuate uterus with rudimentary horn
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1016/0020-7292(83)90052-8

Twenty patients with unicornuate uteri were unexpectedly found during operative procedures. Of these, 18 women had unicornuate uteri with concomitant rudimentary horn and only two were without. Suspicion of ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic…