Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate versus an oral contraceptive combined with very-low-dose danazol for long-term treatment of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 396-401

  Vercellini, P ^a   De Giorgi, O ^a   Oldani, S ^a   Cortesi, I ^a   Panazza, S ^a   Crosignani, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

danazol; depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; Endometriosis; oral contraceptives; pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; DESOGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SPOTTING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029839856     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70152-7     Document Type: Article

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