Combined Oral Contraceptive Therapy in Women with Posterior Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 470-474

  Mabrouk, Mohamed ^a,b   Frascà, Clarissa ^a   Geraci, Elisa ^a   Montanari, Giulia ^a   Ferrini, Giulia ^a   Raimondo, Diego ^a   Alvisi, Stefania ^a   Paradisi, Roberto ^a   Villa, Gioia ^a   Seracchioli, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Combined oral contraceptives; Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

DROSPIRENONE PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTERIOR DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79960463151     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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