Current approaches to optimizing the treatment of endometriosis in adolescents

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 19-27

  Laufer, Marc R ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Endometriosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN PLUS MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; GESTRINONE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GOSERELIN; HISTRELIN; LEUPRORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEGESTROL; NAFERELIN; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BLOATING; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HIP; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; METRORRHAGIA; MONITORING; MOOD DISORDER; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DRYNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DENSITY; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; NORETHINDRONE; PELVIC PAIN;

EID: 54349113571     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000148027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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