Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) for symptomatic endometriosis following surgery

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Abou Setta, Ahmed M ^a   Al Inany, H G ^b   Farquhar, C M ^b  

^a EGYPTIAN IVF ET CENTER   (Egypt)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEVONORGESTREL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDLINE; MENSTRUATION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UTERUS;

EID: 42749106232     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005072.pub2     Document Type: Review

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