Cyproterone acetate versus a continuous monophasic oral contraceptive in the treatment of recurrent pelvic pain after conservative surgery for symptomatic endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-61

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a   De Giorgi, Olga ^a   Mosconi, Paola ^b   Stellato, Giovanna ^a   Vicentini, Sarah ^a   Crosignani, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservative pelvic surgery; Deep dyspareunia; Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; Oral contraceptive; Pelvic pain; Progestin; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DEPRESSION; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036153545     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(01)02951-X     Document Type: Article

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