Alternatives to hysterectomy for benign conditions

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 186-191

  Scialli, Anthony R ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Danazol; Embolization; Endometriosis; GnRH agonists; Myomectomy; Oral contraceptives; Prolapse

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXERCISE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA;

DECISION MAKING; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; PELVIC PAIN; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 0031843968     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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