Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding: a French multicenter study;Efficacité et tolérance du système intra-utérin au lévonorgestrel dans la prise en charge des ménorragies fonctionnelles : étude française multicentrique

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 906-913

  Yazbeck, C ^a   Omnes, S ^a   Vacher Lavenu, M C ^b   Madelenat, P ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Hormonal IUD; Intra uterine system (IUS); Levonorgestrel; Medical treatment; Menorrhagia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; LEVONORGESTREL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749518756     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2006.06.019     Document Type: Article

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