Treatment of menorrhagia with biopolar radiofrequency endometrial ablation in patients at high surgical risk: quality of live, global outcome and comparison to low risk population

Objective: To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) following bipolar radiofrequency endometrial ablation (RFEA) for treatment of menorrhagia in a high surgical risk population compared to low risk patients. Methods: Observational study of women treated with RFEA (Novasure®). Validated menorrhagia outcomes questionnaire (MOQ) was sent to the patients and used to receive QoL and global outcome data. Surgical risk factors were defined as: coagulopathy, severe cardiovascular or pulmonary disease, anaemia, obesity and history of thrombosis, embolism, malignancy or transplantation. Results: 235 women were treated betwee…