Efficacy of vaginal danazol treatment in women with recurrent deeply infiltrating endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 789-794

  Razzi, Sandro ^a   Luisi, Stefano ^a   Calonaci, Francesco ^a   Altomare, Aldo ^a   Bocchi, Caterina ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Danazol; dysmenorrhea; dyspareunia; endometriosis; pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTITHROMBIN III; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; DANAZOL; GLUCOSE; HOMOCYSTEINE; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; APPLICATION SITE IRRITATION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; DANAZOL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 34848862759     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.077     Document Type: Article

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