Misoprostol prior to hysteroscopy in premenopausal and post-menopausal women. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 393-404

  Polyzos, N P ^a   Zavos, A ^b   Valachis, A ^c   Dragamestianos, C ^b   Blockeel, C ^a   Stoop, D ^a   Papanikolaou, E G ^d   Tournaye, H ^a   Devroey, P ^a   Messinis, I E ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c Central Hospital of Eskilstuna   (Sweden)

^d Biogenesis Medical Centre   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Meta analysis; Misoprostol; Post menopausal women; Premenopausal

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; BLEEDING; CERVICAL LACERATION RATE; CERVICAL WIDTH; DIARRHEA; DRUG FEVER; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LACERATION; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

CERVIX UTERI; DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863484563     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dms014     Document Type: Review

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