A novel anti-dysmenorrhea therapy with cyclic administration of two Japanese herbal medicines

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 95-98

  Tanaka, T ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; Shakuyaku kanzo to; Toki shakuyaku san

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; PAEONIA RADIX; TOKISHAKUYAKU SAN;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

CA-125 ANTIGEN; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMANS; JAPAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION;

EID: 0037785139     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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