The effect of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device in the treatment of myoma-related menorrhagia

Contraception

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 277-280

  Mercorio, F ^a   De Simone, R ^a   Di Spiezio Sardo, A ^a   Cerrota, G ^a   Bifulco, G ^a   Vanacore, F ^a   Nappi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; LNG IUD treatment; Myoma related menorrhagia

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LONG TERM CARE; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; OLIGOMENORRHEA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0037385904     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00522-X     Document Type: Article

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