Adenomyosis a variant, not a disease? Evidence from hysterectomized menopausal women in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 201-206

  Weiss, Gerson ^a   Maseelall, Priya ^a   Schott, Laura L ^b   Brockwell, Sarah E ^b   Schocken, Miriam ^c   Johnston, Janet M ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; endometriosis; fibroids; pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

TETRACAINE;

ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS BLEEDING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MYOMETRIUM; PERIMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 57849125605     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.025     Document Type: Article

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