Therapeutic drugs in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 2079-2085

  Hoellen, Friederike ^a   Griesinger, Georg ^a   Bohlmann, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buserelin; Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues; Myoma; Ulipristal acetate; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

ASOPRISNIL; ESTROGEN; IRON; LEUPRORELIN; MIFEPRISTONE; PLACEBO; ULIPRISTAL;

AMENORRHEA; ANEMIA; BLEEDING; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LEVONORGESTREL RELEASING INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM; MYOMA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SPOTTING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; TUMOR GROWTH; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; PROGESTINS; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84884576767     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2013.825607     Document Type: Review

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