Endometriosis - A disease because it is characterized by bleeding

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-267

  Brosens, I A ^a  

^a LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

diagnosis; Endometriosis; pathophysiology; treatment

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MIFEPRISTONE; NORETHISTERONE;

AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY CYST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0031035990     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70482-4     Document Type: Article

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