Treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine leiomyoma with the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 331-337

  Shawki, O ^a,b   El Sherbiny, Waleed ^a,b   Saber, Waleed ^a,b   Askalany, Ahmed ^a,b   El Daly, Ashraf ^a,b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Al Ebtesama Hopsital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Heavy menstrual bleeding; Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system; Uterine leiomyoma

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENSTRUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBMUCOSA; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 73349127112     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-009-0479-1     Document Type: Article

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