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released: 1 Aug 1993 author: AIHW

Publications in this series present information on the different types of health technologies available to the community with particular reference to the role, effectiveness and costs of these technologies. Such information should be of interest to people affected by these technologies, for instance, older people, their families, health care professionals and government agencies.

ISSN 1034 6481; Cat. no. AIHW 367; 74pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Publication table of contents

  • Foreword
  • List of tables
  • Glossary
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Nature of menorrhagia and myomas
  • Impact of menorrhagia and myomas in Australia
  • Medical treatment
  • Abdominal and vaginal surgery
  • Treatments using the hysteroscopic approach
  • Treatments using the laparoscopic approach
  • Cost implications of the different treatments
  • Comparison of the different treatments
  • Potential impact of the different treatments
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix 1:
    • Organic causes of menorrhagia
  • Appendix 2:
    • Australian data for hysterectomy and myomectomy
  • Appendix 3:
    • Summary of studies on hysteroscopic endometrial resection and ablation
  • Appendix 4:
    • Summary of studies on laparoscopic approaches to myomectomy and hysterectomy
  • Appendix 5:
    • Cost estimates
  • References
  • Acknowledgments

Recommended citation

AIHW 1993. Technologies for the treatment of menorrhagia and uterine myomas. Health Care Technology Series. Cat. no. AIHW 367. Canberra: AIHW.