Letrozole and norethisterone acetate versus letrozole and triptorelin in the treatment of endometriosis related pain symptoms: A randomized controlled trial

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ferrero, Simone ^a,b   Venturini, Pier L ^a   Gillott, David J ^b   Remorgida, Valentino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACIT VITAMINA D3; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; LETROZOLE; NAPROXEN; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; TRIPTORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; NORETHISTERONE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIBIDO; MYALGIA; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT GAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION;

ADULT; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRILES; NORETHINDRONE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC PAIN; TRIAZOLES; TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE;

EID: 79959208713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-88     Document Type: Article

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