Female perspectives on endometriosis: Findings from the uterine bleeding and pain women's research study

Journal of Endometriosis

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-85

  Bernuit, David ^a   Ebert, Andreas D ^b   Halis, Gülden ^c   Strothmann, Anja ^a   Gerlinger, Christoph ^a   Geppert, Katharina ^a   Faustmann, Thomas ^a  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b VIVANTES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c Praxis für Fertilität Kinderwunsch und Endometriose Zentrum Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Management; Pain; Prevalence; Quality of life; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 79960911425     PISSN: 20359969     EISSN: 2036282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JE.2011.8525     Document Type: Article

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