Continuous low-dose oral contraceptive in the treatment of colorectal endometriosis evaluated by rectal endoscopic ultrasonography

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 699-703

  Ferrari, Stefano ^a   Persico, Paola ^a   Di Puppo, Francesca ^b   Vigano, Paola ^a   Tandoi, Iacopo ^b   Garavaglia, Elisabetta ^a   Giardina, Paolo ^a   Mezzi, Gianni ^a   Candiani, Massimo ^a,b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel endometriosis; estrogen progestogen combination; medical therapy; oral contraceptive; rectal endoscopic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS GESTODENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL DISEASE; COLORECTAL ENDOMETRIOSIS; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; COLONIC DISEASES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORPREGNENES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES;

EID: 84862066930     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.01366.x     Document Type: Article

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