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Practice Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Indications and options for endometrial ablation. Fertil Steril. 2008;90(5 Suppl):S236-S240. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.059
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data, microwave endometrial ablation system. US Food and Drug Administration. Available at: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf2/P020031b.pdf
El-Nashar SA, Hopkins MR, Creedon DJ, et al. Prediction of treatment outcomes after global endometrial ablation. Obstet Gynecol 2009; 113:97.
Glasser MH. Practical tips for office hysteroscopy and second-generation "global" endometrial ablation. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2009; 16:384.
Erickson TB, Kirkpatrick DH, DeFrancesco MS, Lawrence HC 3rd. Executive summary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Presidential Task Force on Patient Safety in the Office Setting: reinvigorating safety in office-based gynecologic surgery. Obstet Gynecol 2010; 115:147.
Sharp HT. Endometrial ablation: postoperative complications. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2012; 207:242.
Bofill Rodriguez M, Lethaby A, Grigore M, et al. Endometrial resection and ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019; 1:CD001501.
Bofill Rodriguez M, Dias S, Jordan V, et al. Interventions for heavy menstrual bleeding; overview of Cochrane reviews and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022; 5:CD013180.
ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins. ACOG Practice Bulletin. Clinical management guidelines for obstetrician-gynecologists. Number 81, May 2007. Obstet Gynecol. 2007;109(5)1233-1248. doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000263898.22544.cd
