Pelvic Pain Complicating LHRH Analogue Treatment of Fibroids

Tsungai Chipato, David L. Healy, Beverley Vollenhoven, Helen M. Buckler

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Abstract

Summary: We present these 3 cases to alert others to the possibility of severe pain with rapid shrinkage of fibroids occurring during LHRH analogue treatment. We suggest management of such events should not be surgical except for vaginal excision of prolapsed fibroid Polyps.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)383-384
Number of pages2
JournalAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1991

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