Pertubation with lidocaine - a non-hormonal, long-term treatment of dysmenorrhea due to endometriosis

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-94

  Edelstam, Greta ^a,b   Sjösten, Anette ^b   Jablonowska, Barbara ^c   Kjellberg, Svante ^d   Spira, Jack ^e  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Gothenburg Primary Care   (Sweden)

^e InSpira Medical AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrea; Endometriosis; Lidocaine; Ovulatory cycle; Pertubation; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 84860632772     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: 18775764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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