Postoperative Long-term Maintenance Therapy with Oral Contraceptives after Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Analog Treatment in Women with Ovarian Endometrioma

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-39

  Park, Hyun Jung ^a   Koo, Young Ah ^a   Yoon, Byung Koo ^a,b   Choi, DooSeok ^a,b  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Oral contraceptives; Ovarian endometriosis; Pregnancy; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY TUMOR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DESOGESTREL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; OVARIAN DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57749101763     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2008.09.582     Document Type: Article

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