Continuous versus cyclic use of oral contraceptives after surgery for symptomatic endometriosis: A prospective cohort study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1337-1342

  Vlahos, Nikos ^a   Vlachos, Athanasios ^b   Triantafyllidou, Olga ^a   Vitoratos, Nikolaos ^a   Creatsas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Lito Maternity Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drosperinone; dysmenorrhea; endometriosis; laparoscopy; non menstrual pelvic pain; oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

DROSPIRENONE PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84887105554     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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