Evaluation of the impact of endometriotic lesions on patient's pelvic pain symptoms

Journal of Endometriosis

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 155-163

  Saccardi, Carlo ^a   Borghero, Angela ^a   Cosmi, Erich ^a   Conte, Lorena ^a   Caserta, Donatella ^b   Litta, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Dysmenorrhea; Dyspareunia; Endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NULLIPARA; OVARY CYST; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; TUMOR VOLUME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650101213     PISSN: 20359969     EISSN: 2036282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JE.2010.5781     Document Type: Article

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