Endometriosis and estroprogestins: The chicken or the egg causality dilemma

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 431-433

  Somigliana, Edgardo ^a,b   Vercellini, Paolo ^a,b,c   Vigano, Paola ^b,d   Abbiati, Annalisa ^a,c   Benaglia, Laura ^a,c   Fedele, Luigi ^a,c  

^a Fondazione C Granda   (Italy)

^b Center for Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology CROG   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; estroprogestin; oral contraceptive

Indexed keywords

ESTROPROGESTINS; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORPREGNENES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650417708     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.08.057     Document Type: Article

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