Treatment of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

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Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DANAZOL; DYDROGESTERONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; GESTRINONE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GOSERELIN; LEUPRORELIN; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NAFARELIN ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO; SEX HORMONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEURECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DANAZOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GESTRINONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIC PAIN; PROGESTINS;

EID: 55449084860     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.057     Document Type: Article

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