Medical management of recurrent endometrioma with long-term norethindrone acetate

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-154

  Muneyyirci Delale, Ozgul ^a,b   Anopa, Jenny ^a   Charles, Cassandra ^a   Mathur, Deepali ^a   Parris, Rudolph ^a   Cutler, Jed B ^b   Salame, Ghadir ^a,b   Abulafia, Ovadia ^a,b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; Medical therapy; Regression

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84859470231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s27819     Document Type: Review

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