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Table 2 VAS score (0–10) 60 s into active Novasure endometrial ablation

From: Global–local anaesthesia: combining paracervical block with intramyometrial prilocaine in the fundus significantly reduces patients' perception of pain during radio-frequency endometrial ablation (Novasure®) in an office setting

Results from 83 consecutive ablations September 2008 to September 2011

Pain score 0 (zero) 57 (69%)

Pain score 1 (one) 14 (17%)

Pain score 2 (two) 5 (6%)

Pain score 3 (three) 5 (6%)

Pain score 7 (seven) 2 (2%)

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