Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device as an Endometrial Cancer Prevention Strategy in Obese Women: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.

Joseph A. Dottino,Vic Hasselblad,Angeles Alvarez Secord,Evan R. Myers,Junzo Chino,Laura J. Havrilesky

Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device as an Endometrial Cancer Prevention Strategy in Obese Women: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.

2016

Joseph A. Dottino
Vic Hasselblad
Angeles Alvarez Secord
Evan R. Myers
Junzo Chino
Laura J. Havrilesky

OBJECTIVE:To estimate the cost-effectiveness of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device (IUD) as an endometrial cancer prevention strategy in obese women.METHODS:A modified Markov model was used to compare IUD placement at age 50 with usual care among women with a body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) 40 or g

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Obstetrics
Endometrial Cancer Prevention
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Diabetes mellitus
Levonorgestrel
Gynecology
Intrauterine device
Medicine
Markov model
Body mass index
Obesity

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