Oral Estroprogestins after Laparoscopic Surgery to Excise Endometriomas: Continuous or Cyclic Administration? Results of a Multicenter Randomized Study

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-178

  Muzii, Ludovico ^a   Maneschi, Francesco ^b   Marana, Riccardo ^c   Porpora, Maria Grazia ^d   Zupi, Errico ^e   Bellati, Filippo ^d   Angioli, Roberto ^a   Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b Santa Maria Goretti Latina ^*  (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NORPREGNENES; OVARIAN DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951940152     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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