The value of pre-operative treatment with GnRH analogues in women with submucous fibroids: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2264-2269

  Mavrelos, Dimitrios ^a   Ben Nagi, Jara ^a   Davies, Anthony ^a   Lee, Christopher ^a   Salim, Rehan ^a   Jurkovic, Davor ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GnRH analogues; hysteroscopic resection; submucous fibroids

Indexed keywords

GOSERELIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBMUCOUS FIBROID; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 77955954065     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq188     Document Type: Article

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