The effect of the hormonal milieu of pregnancy on deep infiltrating endometriosis: Serial ultrasound assessment of changes in size and pattern of deep endometriotic lesions

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-39

  Coccia, Maria Elisabetta ^a   Rizzello, Francesca ^b   Palagiano, Antonio ^c   Scarselli, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE); Pregnancy; Recto vaginal endometriosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ADULT; ADVANCED PELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLONOSCOPY; DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROURETER; LAPAROSCOPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN ENDOMETRIOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PARTHENOGENESIS; PELVIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY EFFECT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URETER STENT;

EID: 84855853494     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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