Post-operative use of oral contraceptive pills for prevention of anatomical relapse or symptom-recurrence after conservative surgery for endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2729-2735

  Seracchioli, R ^a   Mabrouk, M ^a   Manuzzi, L ^a   Vicenzi, C ^a   Frasc, C ^a   Elmakky, A ^a   Venturoli, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Dysmenorrhoea; Dyspareunia; Endometrioma; Pain

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GESTODENE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350514774     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep259     Document Type: Article

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