Friedman AJ, Haas ST. Should uterine size be an indication for surgical intervention in women with myomas? Am J Obstet Gynecol 199;168:751–755.
8.
Lethaby A, Vollenhoven B, Sowter M. Pre-operative GnRH analogue therapy before hysterectomy or myomectomy for uterine fibroids. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;2:CD000547.
9.
Stovall TG, Ling FW, Henry LC. A randomized trial evaluating leuprolide acetate prior to hysterectomy for leiomyomata. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1991;164:1420–1425.
10.
ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins—Gynecology. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 14. Management of anovulatory bleeding. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2001;72:263–271.
11.
Dichersin K, Munro MG, Clark M, et al. Hysterectomy compared with endometrial ablation for dysfunctional uterine bleeding: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol 2007;110:1279–1289.
12.
ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins—Gynecology. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 51. Chronic pelvic pain. Obstet Gynecol 2004; 103:589–605.
13.
Carlson KJ, Miller BA, Fowler FJ Jr. The Maine Women’s Health Study: I Outcomes of hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol 1994;83:556– 565.
14.
Stovall TG, Ling FW, Crawford DA. Hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain of presumed uterine etiology. Obstet Gynecol 1990;75: 676–679.
15.
ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins—Gynecology. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 113. Management of endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol 2010;116:223–236.
16.
Shakiba K, Bena JF, McGill KM, et al. Surgical treatment of endometriosis: a 7-year follow-up on the requirement for further surgery. Obstet Gynecol 2008;111:1285–1292.
17.
Gambone JC, Reiter RC, Lench JB. Short-term outcome of incidental hysterectomy at the time of adnexectomy for benign disease. J Womens Health 1992;1:197–200.
18.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 84. Prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Obstet Gynecol 2007;110:429–440.
19.
Lethaby A, Ivanova V, Johnson NP. Total versus subtotal hysterectomy for benign gynecological conditions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;2:CD004993.
20.
Ghomi A, Hantes J, Lotze EC. Incidence of cyclical bleeding after laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2005;12:201–205.
21.