Is the surgical approach beneficial to subfertile women with symptomatic extensive adenomyosis?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 495-502

  Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b   Fuh, Jong Ling ^b   Chao, Hsiang Tai ^b   Liu, Wei Min ^c   Cheng, Ming Huei ^b   Chao, Kuan Chong ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Conservative surgery; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CA 125 ANTIGEN; LEUPLIN DEPOT; LEUPRORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DELIVERY; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN SIZE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREGNANCY RATE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS; UTERUS FUNCTION;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; CA-125 ANTIGEN; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS;

EID: 67650468489     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00951.x     Document Type: Article

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