Endometrial ablation with NovaSure™ GEA, a pilot study

Abstract

Preliminary results indicates that the NovaSure GEA System is an effective treatment for DUB, achieving 58% amenorrhea after 12 months.

Success rate, quality of life, and descriptive analysis after generalized endometrial ablation in an obese population

“…The rate of amenorrhea was 37.2%, with 90.6% of patients experiencing at least an acceptable decrease in menstrual blood loss. Other studies have reported amenorrhea rates of between 43% and 58% [9,10,14]. In the present study, 93% of participants reported satisfaction with GEA.…”

Intraoperative Predictors of Long-term Outcomes After Radiofrequency Endometrial Ablation

“…In 1995, when 1 of the earliest EA guidelines was published, a uterine length ,12 cm was recommended to achieve favorable outcomes [6]. This cutoff was typically used by most studies that validated EA [26]. However, a 12-month follow-up of women treated with RFA using 10 cm and 12 cm as a maximum uterine length for inclusion yielded 2 different success rates (98% and 91.5%, respectively) [26,27].…”

“…This cutoff was typically used by most studies that validated EA [26]. However, a 12-month follow-up of women treated with RFA using 10 cm and 12 cm as a maximum uterine length for inclusion yielded 2 different success rates (98% and 91.5%, respectively) [26,27]. Accordingly, a maximum uterine length of 10 cm is generally set as a limit for RFA [14].…”

Sepsis After Bipolar Radiofrequency Endometrial Ablation

“…4 Two additional studies, which together included 156 patients, reported only two mild cases of endometritis in the 2 weeks after the procedure. 5,6 The available literature seems to suggest that severe infectious complications after bipolar radiofrequency endometrial ablations have not been observed. However, not every adverse event is reported in the literature, and clinical trials will not necessarily reveal rare complications.…”