Effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system and a gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist in the symptomatic treatment of minimal to moderate endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that responds to steroidal manipulation. The gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist is the gold standard for the treatment of endometriosis. The levonorgestrel-relasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) has been shown in small pilot studies to be a...

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Main Author: Engemise, Samuel Lieve
Other Authors: Konje, Justin; Willets, Jonathon; Emembolu, Joseph
Published: University of Leicester 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579183