Reduction in the size of a uterine leiomyoma following discontinuation of an estrogen-progestin contraceptive

被引:11
作者
Barbieri, RL
机构
[1] Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
关键词
uterine leiomyomata; oral contraceptives; size reduction; uterine leiomyoma; DOUBLE-BLIND; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; LEUPROLIDE; TRIAL;
D O I
10.1159/000291871
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
The effects of estrogen-progestin oral contraceptives on the volume of uterine leiomyomata is not well characterized, In this case report, a 15-year-old woman with a symptomatic uterine leiomyoma was observed to have a 47% reduction in myoma volume after discontinuation of an oral contraceptive, The volume of uterine leiomyomata may be influenced tay oral contraceptives.
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