Use of intraperitoneal interferon α-2b therapy after conservative surgery for endometriosis and postoperative medical treatment with depot gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog: A randomized clinical trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 705-711

  Acién, Pedro ^a,d   Quereda, Francisco ^a,c   Campos, Adolfo ^b   Gomez Torres, María José ^c   Velasco, Irene ^b   Gutierrez, Mercedes ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Spain)

^b Laboratory of Clinical Analyses   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^d Departamento/Division N de Ginecology   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; GnRH analogs; Immunology; Indomethacin; Interferon; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN; CD16 ANTIGEN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD11; CA-125 ANTIGEN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDOMETHACIN; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; LYMPHOCYTES; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, IGG; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036787872     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)03330-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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