Endometriosis preoperative and postoperative medical treatment

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 163-180

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a   Frontino, Giada ^a   De Giorgi, Olga ^a   Pietropaolo, Giuliana ^a   Pasin, Roberta ^a   Crosignani, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; DANAZOL; GESTAGEN; GESTRINONE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GOSERELIN; LEUPRORELIN; LYNESTRENOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NAFARELIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY RATE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037346920     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8545(02)00059-1     Document Type: Review

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