Postoperative administration of dienogest plus estradiol valerate versus levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device for prevention of pain relapse and disease recurrence in endometriosis patients

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 985-990

  Morelli, Michele ^a   Sacchinelli, Angela ^a   Venturella, Roberta ^a   Mocciaro, Rita ^a   Zullo, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dienogest; Endometriosis; Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine device; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

DIENOGEST PLUS ESTRADIOL VALERATE; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN RELAPSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; NANDROLONE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880261399     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12030     Document Type: Article

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