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Incidence of upper genital tract occlusion following microwave endometrial ablation (MEA)
S Tawfeek1, S Sholapurkar, N Sharp
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK. sherif@tawfeek.freeserve.co.uk
Abstract:
The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of occlusion of the upper genital tract following microwave endometrial ablation (MEA) in women treated for therapy-resistant menorrhagia. A total of 35 women were recruited between January 1997 and January 2005, Royal United Hospital Bath, to have interval hysterosalpingogram (HSG) post-MEA. After a successful MEA, either with general or local anaesthesia, 35 HSGs were performed 3 or more months later. Complete occlusion of the upper genital tract was found in 30 women (85.7%) and incomplete occlusion with tubal patency persisted in 5 (14.3%).
