Adenomyosis: Epidemiology, risk factors, clinical phenotype and surgical and interventional alternatives to hysterectomy

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 924-931

  Taran, F A ^a   Stewart, E A ^b   Brucker, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

adenomyosis; endometrial ablation; hysterectomy; magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound; uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADENOMYOSIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CESAREAN SECTION; CRYOABLATION; CURETTAGE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; DYSMENORRHEA; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MULTIPARA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ULTRASOUND; UPREGULATION; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS SURGERY; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; YAG LASER;

EID: 84886907981     PISSN: 00165751     EISSN: 14388804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1350840     Document Type: Article

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