Relation between severity of dysmenorrhea and endometrioma

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1375-1380

  Chopin, Nicolas ^a   Ballester, Marcos ^a   Borghese, Bruno ^a   Fauconnier, Arnaud ^a   Foulot, Hervé ^a   Malartic, Cécile ^a   Chapron, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Dysmenorrhea; Endometrioma; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY CYST; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN CYSTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39049191072     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340600935490     Document Type: Article

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