Is painful rectovaginal endometriosis an intermediate stage of rectal endometriosis?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1014-1018

  Roman, Horace ^a   Gromez, Alexis ^a   Hochain, Patrick ^b   Marouteau Pasquier, Nolwenn ^a   Tuech, Jean Jacques ^a   Resch, Benoit ^a   Marpeau, Loic ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Clinique du Cedre   (France)

Author keywords

diagnosis; Pain; rectal endometriosis; rectovaginal endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTAL ENDOMETRIOSIS; RECTOVAGINAL ENDOMETRIOSIS; RECTUM DISEASE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECTAL DISEASES; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 52949115346     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1388     Document Type: Article

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