Efects of simvastatin in prevention of pain recurrences after surgery for endometriosis

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 534-539

  Almassinokiani, Fariba ^a   Mehdizadeh, Abolfazl ^a   Sariri, Elaheh ^a   Rezaei, Mansour ^b   Almasi, Alireza ^a   Akbari, Hossein ^a   Pazouki, Abdolreza ^a   Solaymani Dodaran, Masoud ^a   Asadollah, Sara ^a   Amirkhani, Jila ^c   Chaichian, Shahla ^a   Vahdat, Mansoureh ^a   Moosavi, Ashrafsadat ^a   Ashouri, Monir ^a   Tamannaei, Zeinab ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Dysmenorrheal; Dyspareunia; Endometriosis; GnRHa; Statin

Indexed keywords

SIMVAHEXAL; SIMVASTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MARRIAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LAPAROSCOPY; MARITAL STATUS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RECURRENCE; SIMVASTATIN;

EID: 84879891129     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883967     Document Type: Article

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