Conservative therapy with metformin plus megestrol acetate for endometrial atypical hyperplasia

Journal of Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 214-220

  Shan, Weiwei ^a,b   Wang, Chao ^a   Zhang, Zhenbo ^c   Gu, Chao ^a,b   Ning, Chengcheng ^a,b   Luo, Xuezhen ^a,b   Zhou, Qiongjie ^a,b   Chen, Xiaojun ^a,b  

^a OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endometrial hyperplasia; Megestrol acetate; Metformin

Indexed keywords

MEGESTROL ACETATE; METFORMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; COMPLICATION; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; METABOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MEGESTROL ACETATE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METFORMIN; PILOT PROJECTS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904638530     PISSN: 20050380     EISSN: 20050399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2014.25.3.214     Document Type: Article

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