Oral contraceptives in the prevention of endometrioma recurrence: Does the different progestins used make a difference?

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 288, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 821-827

  Cucinella, Gaspare ^a   Granese, Roberta ^b   Calagna, Gloria ^a   Svelato, Alessandro ^a   Saitta, Salvatore ^b   Tonni, Gabriele ^c   De Franciscis, Pasquale ^b   Colacurci, Nicola ^d   Perino, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dienogest; Endometrioma recurrence; Endometriosis; Minimally invasive gynaecologic surgery; Oral contraceptives; Progestins

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL; DIENOGEST; GESTODENE; KLAIRA; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SURGERY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DESOGESTREL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LAPAROSCOPY; NANDROLONE; NORPREGNENES; OVARIAN DISEASES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885379809     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-2841-9     Document Type: Article

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