LNG system - Levonorgestrel 52 in dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Kalpana Sukalkar Devane

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 ¹Varad Hospital, Plot no. 3E, Sector 10, Khanda Colony, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 410206, India

*Corresponding author: Dr. Kalpana Sukalkar Devane, Director, Varad Hospital, Plot No. 3E, Sector 10, Khanda Colony, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 410206, India. Tel.: 9833921858; Email: kalpana­_devane@yahoo.com

Received 10 August 2016; Revised 14 September 2016; Accepted 21 September 2016; Published 29 September 2016

Citation: Devane KS. LNG system - Levonorgestrel 52 in dysfunctional uterine bleeding. J Med Sci Res. 2016; 4(4):156-159. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2016/4-034

Copyright: © 2016 Devane KS. Published by KIMS Foundation and Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Abstract

My objective behind this study is to “save uterus” which is falling victim to the surgical treatment for dysfunctional uterine bleeding. In dysfunctional uterine bleeding levonorgestrel is a key drug which is given orally or intra muscularly which has many side effects and because of that patients fade up and demand hysterectomy for this benign condition. This is LNG system or intrauterine device delivering levonorgestrel at uterine endometrium. This study was carried out in the hospital “Varad Hospital”. Twenty five patients were included in this study after taking prior consent and after doing diagnostic curettage. Results were very promising. 88% of the patients got relief of the symptoms and happily continued it and even referred more clients for treatment. Conclusion: The Indian version of the “intrauterine LNG system” is cheaper, effective and easy to insert.

Keywords: LNG IUS 52; levonorgestrel; levonorgestrel; DUB; dysfunctional uterine bleeding