Does Response to Hormonal Therapy Predict Presence or Absence of Endometriosis?

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-86

  Jenkins, Todd R ^a   Liu, C Y ^a   White, John ^b  

^a Chattanooga Women's Laser Center   (United States)

^b R Stuart Dickson Institute for Health Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Medical management

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PELVIC PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38849130013     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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