Effectiveness of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in the treatment of adenomyosis diagnosed and monitored by magnetic resonance imaging

Contraception

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-199

  Bragheto, Aristides M ^a   Caserta, Nelson ^b   Bahamondes, Luis ^a   Petta, Carlos A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPOTTING; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 34547837608     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.05.091     Document Type: Article

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