Adding a Mirena IUD during surgery can reduce the risk of hysterectomy in women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Fitting a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) during surgery to help manage heavy menstrual bleeding reduces a woman's risk of needing a hysterectomy in the following two years by more than half, according to a new open-label randomized controlled trial published in The Lancet.

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