Puolakka J

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 1979-1998

Study types

  • article 3
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • infertility 1
1998
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) ·doi:10.1136/bmj.316.7138.1122

ObjectivesTo assess whether the levonorgestrel intrauterine system could provide a conservative alternative to hysterectomy in the treatment of excessive uterine bleeding.DesignOpen randomised multicentre study with two parallel groups: a l…

other 1989
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60784-7

In a study on endometriosis, ten patients were treated with danazol (200 mg three times a day) and ten patients with high-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) (100 mg a day) for 6 months. The circulating high-density lipoprotein-cholester…

article 1987
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513598709082692

A prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was designed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and tolerance of danazol and high-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in the treatment of mild-moderate endometriosis. After laparoscopi…

article 1980
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.3109/00016348009155423

Two hundred and eight patients treated surgically for endometriosis were reviewed one to four years later. The incidence of endometriosis in this survey was 17 per cent of all gynecological laparotomies. After operation, 30 per cent of the …

article 1979
Prostaglandins ·doi:10.1016/0090-6980(79)90033-9

Prostaglandins (PGs) may be involved in the development of the symptoms of endometriosis. Therefore 18 patients with pelvic endometriosis were treated in placebo controlled double-blind trial with different prostaglandin biosynthesis inhibi…