Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) as an effective treatment option for endometrial hyperplasia: A 15-year follow-up study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 420-422

  Scarselli, Gianfranco ^a   Bargelli, Gianni ^a   Taddei, Gian Luigi ^a   Marchionni, Mauro ^a   Peruzzi, Elena ^a   Pieralli, Annalisa ^a   Mattei, Alberto ^a   Buccoliero, Anna Maria ^a   Fambrini, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

conservative treatment; endometrial hyperplasia; LNG IUS; long term follow up

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; DEVICE THERAPY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SIMPLE ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; LEVONORGESTREL; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650396679     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.07.1044     Document Type: Article

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