Progestogens versus oestrogens and progestogens for irregular uterine bleeding associated with anovulation

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Hickey, Martha ^a   Higham, J ^b   Fraser, I S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult; Anovulation *complications ; Drug therapy, combination; Estrogens *therapeutic use ; Female; Humans; Menorrhagia *drug therapy; etiology ; Progestins *therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; MONOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPOTTING; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 44949233146     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001895.pub2     Document Type: Review

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