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Gynecological Endocrinology Volume 27, 2011 - Issue 9
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Endometriosis

Dienogest, a new conservative strategy for extragenital endometriosis: a pilot study

Miyuki HaradaFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Yutaka OsugaFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gentaro IzumiFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Masashi TakamuraFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Yuri TakemuraFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Tetsuya HirataFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Osamu YoshinoFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Kaori KogaFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Tetsu YanoFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Yuji TaketaniFaculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 717-720 | Received 25 Jul 2010, Accepted 18 Oct 2010, Published online: 15 Dec 2010

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