Continuous versus cyclic oral contraceptives for the treatment of endometriosis: a systematic review

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-43

  Zorbas, Konstantinos A ^a,b   Economopoulos, Konstantinos P ^b,c   Vlahos, Nikos F ^d  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF VERIA   (Greece)

^b Society of Junior Doctors   (Greece)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Continuous; Cyclic; Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; Oral contraceptives; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PELVIC PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84939972425     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-015-3641-1     Document Type: Review

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