Post-operative cyclic oral contraceptive use after gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist treatment effectively prevents endometrioma recurrence

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3050-3054

  Lee, Dong Yun ^a   Bae, Duk Soo ^a   Yoon, Byung Koo ^a   Choi, Dooseok ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endometrioma recurrence; gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist; laparoscopic cystectomy; oral contraceptives; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 78649534923     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq279     Document Type: Article

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