Tibolone as a hormone replacement in women with endometriosis after bilateral oophorectomy.

Int J Gynaecol Obstet

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK.

Published: November 2010

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