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Query: UMLS:C0030794 (
pelvic pain
)
4,056
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder associated with
pelvic pain
and infertility. Because surgical and medical therapies control symptoms, but it is hard to cure completely endometriosis, long term of pharmacologic management is necessary.
Norethisterone
(
NET
), one of progestins, has safety profile and advantage that allow long-term use. In this preliminary report, we showed the efficacy of
NET
in 6 patients with endometriosis. The size of ovarian endometrioma was decreased after treatment with
NET
for 6 months, and all patients were relieved from dysmenorrhea pain within 6 months, suggesting that
NET
would be a suitable medication to treat endometriosis.
...
PMID:Efficacy of Norethisterone in Patients with Ovarian Endometrioma. 2895 30
