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. 2023 Oct 10;20:100244. doi: 10.1016/j.eurox.2023.100244

Table 1.

General patient characteristics and outcome of transvaginal radiofrequency ablation of myomas.

No complications
 Complications
n = 104 n = 11 p
Mean age, mean (SD) 42.4 (5.4) 42.5 (7.3) NS
Reason for consultation:
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    Metrorrhagia n (%)

88 (84.6%) 10 (90.9%) NS
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    Sterility n (%)

16 (15.4%) 1 (9.1%)
Previous total days of menstrual bleeding, mean (SD): 9.2 (4.8) 7.6 (2.2) NS.
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    At 6 months after the procedure

5.8 (2.1) 4.7 (1.4) < 0.05
Percentage of subjective reduction in bleeding, mean (SD) 52.3 (24.3) 48.2 (29.9) NS
Initial mean myoma volume (cc), mean (SD) 34.8 (34.6) 68.3 (50.2) 0.05
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    At 6 months after the procedure

12.7 (24.2) 32 (51.5) 0.03
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    Relative reduction at 6 months

63.5% 53.1% NS
FIGO type:
0 3 (2.9%) 1 (9.1%) NS
1 3 (2.9%) 0 (0%)
2 36 (34.6%) 5 (45.5%)
3 51 (49.0%) 3 (27.3%)
4 11 (10.6%) 2 (18.2%)
Pain after radiofrequency ablation (scale, 1–5) 2.1 (1.2) 2.8 (1.3) NS
Time with analgesic treatment (days), mean (SD) 4.1 (5.1) 9.3 (6.5) 0.03
Sick leave (days), mean (SD). 6.3 (7.0) 9.3 (6.5) NS