Table of contents

  • Foreword
  • List of tables
  • Glossary
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Nature of menorrhagia and myomas
  • Impact of menorrhagia and myomas in Australia
  • Medical treatment
  • Abdominal and vaginal surgery
  • Treatments using the hysteroscopic approach
  • Treatments using the laparoscopic approach
  • Cost implications of the different treatments
  • Comparison of the different treatments
  • Potential impact of the different treatments
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix 1:
    • Organic causes of menorrhagia
  • Appendix 2:
    • Australian data for hysterectomy and myomectomy
  • Appendix 3:
    • Summary of studies on hysteroscopic endometrial resection and ablation
  • Appendix 4:
    • Summary of studies on laparoscopic approaches to myomectomy and hysterectomy
  • Appendix 5:
    • Cost estimates
  • References
  • Acknowledgments