Uterine leiomyomata and sterility: Therapy with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists and leiomyomectomy

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-174

  Kuhlmann, M ^a   Gartner A ^a   Schindler, E M ^a   Regidor, P A ^a   Buhler K ^a   Schindler, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; GnRH agonists; Leiomyomectomy; Sterility; Uterine leiomyomata

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GOSERELIN; LEUPRORELIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0030912965     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599709152531     Document Type: Article

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