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ENDOMETRIOSIS

Treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis with the etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant

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Pages 540-544 | Received 05 Jul 2019, Accepted 03 Nov 2019, Published online: 12 Nov 2019

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