[New technique for use of low temperatures in uterine cavity (author's transl)]

Cases of repetitive or extremely secondary anaemia in the wake of therapy-resistant genital bleeding so far had been tackled by radium treatment, which led to radiological castration. Such approach was based on hysterosalpingography and established absence of malignancy, and it used to be applied also to younger patients with reduced or lost operability. The author have devised and tested a simple cryo-intrauterine applicator by which lasting or strong recurrent uterine bleeding can be readily controlled. Complete removal of the endometrium is now possible without any impairment of ovarian function. Foundations and methods are described in detail, with clinical conclusions being drawn.