Endometriosis and pelvic pain: Epidemiological evidence of the relationship and implications;Relations entre endométriose et algie pelvienne chronique : quel est le niveau de preuve ?

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-69

  Fauconnier, A ^a,b   Fritel, X ^a,c   Chapron, C ^d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Departemental Felix Guyon   (France)

^d CHU Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Dysmenorrhoea; Dyspareunia; Endometriosis; Questioning

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; LEUPRORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PLACEBO; TRIPTORELIN;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 58349083674     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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