Hormonal inhibition of endometrium for transcervical endometrial ablation - A prospective study with a 2-year follow-up

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-203

  Römer, Thomas ^a   Schwesinger, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amenorrhoea; Endometrial ablation; Histology; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; GESTAGEN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HYPERMENORRHEA; HYSTEROSCOPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 0342506816     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00103-6     Document Type: Article

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