Gestrinone versus danazol as preoperative treatment for hysteroscopic surgery: A prospective, randomized evaluation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1027-1031

  Triolo, Onofrio ^a,b   De Vivo, Antonio ^a   Benedetto, Vincenzo ^a   Falcone, Salvatore ^a   Antico, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Danazol; Gestrinone; Operative hysteroscopy; Preoperative treatment

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; GESTRINONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMA; NAUSEA; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SWELLING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DANAZOL; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GESTRINONE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645417224     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.09.034     Document Type: Article

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