Evidence-based management of endometrioma

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-24

  Gelbaya, Tarek A ^a   Nardo, Luciano G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

endometrioma; endometriosis; IVF; surgery

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; GESTRINONE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OVARIAN ENDOMETRIOMA; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; UTERUS SURGERY;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79960370151     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.11.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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