Incidence and predictors of failed second-generation endometrial ablation.

Jordan S KlebanoffGretchen E MakaiNima R PatelMatthew K Hoffman

Published in: Gynecological surgery (2017)

Surgical re-intervention was required in 15.6% of women who underwent second-generation endometrial ablation. Age, ethnicity, and radiofrequency ablation were significant risk factors for failed endometrial ablation, and menorrhagia was the leading indication for re-intervention.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
randomized controlled trial
endometrial cancer
polycystic ovary syndrome
risk factors
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome