Dienogest. A possible conservative approach in bladder endometriosis. Results of a pilot study

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 406-408

  Angioni, Stefano ^a   Nappi, Luigi ^b   Pontis, Alessandro ^a   Sedda, Federica ^a   Luisi, Stefano ^c   Mais, Valerio ^a   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep endometriosis; Dienogest; Dysuria; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

DIENOGEST; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; NANDROLONE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER ENDOMETRIOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSURIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SPOTTING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DYSURIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; NANDROLONE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 84931390078     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2015.1006617     Document Type: Article

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