Dienogest, a new conservative strategy for extragenital endometriosis: A pilot study

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 717-720

  Harada, Miyuki ^a   Osuga, Yutaka ^a   Izumi, Gentaro ^a   Takamura, Masashi ^a   Takemura, Yuri ^a   Hirata, Tetsuya ^a   Yoshino, Osamu ^a   Koga, Kaori ^a   Yano, Tetsu ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

conservative therapy; dienogest; Endometriosis; extragenital endometriosis

Indexed keywords

DIENOGEST; GESTAGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXTRAGENITAL ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE; PAIN; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGMOID; STOMACH PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NANDROLONE; PILOT PROJECTS; RECTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGMOID DISEASES; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 80051487900     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2010.533800     Document Type: Article

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