Dienogest in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain: A 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-198

  Strowitzki, Thomas ^a   Faustmann, Thomas ^b   Gerlinger, Christoph ^b   Seitz, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dienogest; Endometriosis; Pelvic pain; Placebo; Progestins

Indexed keywords

DIENOGEST; IBUPROFEN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BLEEDING; BREAST DISCOMFORT; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; TARGET VARIABLE; TREATMENT DURATION; UKRAINE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77955516335     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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