Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Cohort Study of Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System for the Treatment of Symptomatic Adenomyosis
Brief Summary:
Objective: To investigate the effects of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) for symptomatic adenomyosis.
Methods: From December, 2006 to December, 2014, symptomatic patients of adenomyosis diagnosed (with dysmenorrhea and/or menorrhea) by transvaginal ultrasound in outpatient or inpatient clinics of Peking Union Medical College Hospital were given the treatment of LNG-IUS. Before and after placement of LNG-IUS, during each following period, all the parameters were recorded prospectively, including carrying status of IUS, symptoms and scores of dysmenorrhea, menstruation scores, biochemical indicators, physical parameters, menstruation patterns and adverse effects.
Primary outcome measures: symptoms and scores of dysmenorrhea and menorrhea
Second outcome measures: carrying status of IUS