Modern combined oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Davis, Lucy Jane ^a   Kennedy, S S ^b   Moore, J ^b   Prentice, A ^b  

^a PICKER INSTITUTE EUROPE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contraceptives, oral *therapeutic use ; Endometriosis complications; *drug therapy ; Female; Humans; Pelvic pain *drug therapy; etiology

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE PLUS PROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE PLUS NORGESTREL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; GESTODENE; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GOSERELIN; LEVONORGESTREL; NORETHISTERONE; NORGESTIMATE; NORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ARTHRALGIA; BREAST TENDERNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; EMBASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HEADACHE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIBIDO DISORDER; MEDLINE; MOOD CHANGE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPOTTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DRYNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 38349180049     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001019.pub2     Document Type: Review

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