Endometriosis in a Postmenopausal Woman on Hormonal Replacement Therapy
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Endometriosis is a benign disease and an estrogen-dependent disease. Postmenopausal endometriosis is rare, because the absence of estrogenic hormone production. We report a case of endometriosis presenting in a postmenopausal woman with no history of endometriosis before hormone replacement therapy.
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دوره 19 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013