Clinical, endocrine, and metabolic effects of two doses of gestrinone in treatment of pelvic endometriosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 387-394

  Dawood, M Y ^a   Obasiolu, C W ^a   Ramos, J ^a   Khan Dawood, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

bone mass; dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; gestrinone; pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

GESTRINONE;

ARTICLE; BONE MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031020770     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70504-0     Document Type: Article

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