Vaginal parturition decreases recurrence of endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 850-855

  Bulletti, Carlo ^a   Montini, Anna ^a   Setti, Paolo Levi ^b   Palagiano, Antonio ^c   Ubaldi, Filippo ^d   Borini, Andrea ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Tecnobios Procreazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

cesarean section; dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; parturition; recurrence rate of endometriosis; retrograde bleeding; uterine contractions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ORGAN SIZE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955583073     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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