Efficacy of Injectable Contraceptive and Oral Contraceptive Administered After Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis With Pain

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-10-01

Summary

Patients with endometriosis-associated pain have conservative surgery performed to remove all visible lesions. Then, patients are randomized into two groups. In the first group patients have depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injections every 3 months for a total of 6 months.In the second group patients have oral contraceptive combined pills everyday for 6 months. Patients are followed up on recurrence of pain for 1 year after medication.

• Phase: Phase 4

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Prince of Songkla University
• Treatments: Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptives, Oral; Estradiol; Estradiol 17 beta-cypionate; Estradiol 3-benzoate; Estradiol valerate; Ethinyl Estradiol; Gestodene; Medroxyprogesterone; Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; Polyestradiol phosphate