Vaginal Misoprostol Prior to Diagnostic Hysteroscopy in Patients of Reproductive Age: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 452-458

  Valente, Emanuelle Pessa ^a   de Amorim, Melania Maria Ramos ^b   Costa, Aurélio Antônio Ribeiro ^a   de Miranda, Danielle Veríssimo ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Misoprostol; Pain measurement; Reproductive age

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; PLACEBO; PROSTOKOS;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 45849118338     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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