Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) for symptomatic endometriosis following surgery

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Abou Setta, Ahmed M ^a   Houston, Brett ^b   Al Inany, Hesham G ^c   Farquhar, Cindy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEVONORGESTREL; PLACEBO; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GONADORELIN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MENSTRUATION; METHODOLOGY;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MENSTRUATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874810107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005072.pub3     Document Type: Review

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