The Lancet
· ISSN (print) 0140-6736
· 31 papers in corpus
other
2018
other
2007
Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the United States, more than 75% of which are removed via an open laparotomy. Most hysterectomies that currently require an abdominal approach may be performed with laparoscopi…
other
1998
rct
1997
BACKGROUND: The most frequent indication for hysterectomy is menorrhagia, even though the uterus is normal in a large number of patients. Transcervical resection of the endometrium (TCRE) is a less drastic alternative, but success rates hav…
other
1997
case-report
1995
We report a 44-year-old woman in whom intestinal bypass for obesity at age 23 resulted in chronic malabsorption. After hysterectomy for menorrhagia due to atypical endometrial hyperplasia, the finding of myometrial lipofuscinosis led to a d…
other
1994
other
1994
other
1993
case-report
1992
rct
1992
Although the aetiology of cyclical mastalgia is poorly understood, the consistent finding of an increased prolactin stimulation response probably due to oestrogen dominance has led to the use of treatment with prolactin-lowering drugs and a…
other
1992
other
1991
other
1990
review
1989
The efficacy, safety, costs, and benefits of in-vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer (IVF/ET) have been reviewed. IVF/ET benefits only a small proportion of infertile women, it is expensive, and has serious health risks. Therefore polici…
other
1989
observational
1988
An analysis of the outcome of first gamete intrafallopian transfers for 1071 women indicates that for those aged 40 years or more all the oocytes had to be transferred to obtain a 19.2% pregnancy rate. In this age-group pregnancy rate and m…
other
1987
case-report
1986
nonrandomized-trial
1985
Results of randomised trials and open studies in 291 patients with severe persistent breast pain in whom breast cancer had been excluded showed that drug therapy produced a good or useful result in 77% of those with cyclical mastalgia and 4…
rct
1984
222 patients with disseminated breast cancer have been randomised to receive either a combination of hormone therapies using tamoxifen, aminoglutethimide with hydrocortisone, and danazol (TAD), or tamoxifen alone. The response to the combin…
rct
1982
In a double-blind crossover study of the effects of the antigonadotropin danazol on pain and nodularity in 28 women with cyclical mastalgia danazol was given at doses of 200 mg/day and 400 mg/day, and the responses were assessed both subjec…
rct
1981
60 premenopausal women were assessed before and after hysterectomy for menorrhagia or fibroids or both. Their mood, sexual functioning, and plasma oestrogens and gonadotrophins were regularly assessed for a period of up to 3 years. Patients…
other
1981
other
1981