The efficacy of medical and surgical treatment of endometriosis-associated infertility and pelvic pain

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 2-10

  Donnez, Jacques ^a,b   Squifflet, Jean ^a   Pirard, Céline ^a   Jadoul, Pascale ^a   Wyns, Christine ^a   Smets, Mireille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Infertility; Ovarian endometriosis; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ANALGESIA; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OVARY CYST; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0036438843     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066288     Document Type: Conference Paper

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