A pilot study on the off-label use of valproic acid to treat adenomyosis

被引：68

作者：

Liu, Xishi ^{[2
,3
]}

Guo, Sun-Wei ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Med Coll Wisconsin, Dept Pediat, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA

[2] Shanghai Obstet & Gynecol Hosp, Dept Gynecol, Shanghai 200011, Peoples R China

[3] Fudan Univ, Shanghai Med Sch, Dept Gynecol & Obstet, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China

来源：

FERTILITY AND STERILITY | 2008年 / 89卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.009

中图分类号：

R71 [妇产科学];

学科分类号：

100211 ;

摘要：

Following on the heels of the discovery that endometriosis is an epigenetic disease, we conducted a pilot study on the off-label use of valproic acid to treat adenomyosis. We found that by the end of the 3-month treatment, all three recruited patients reported complete disappearance of dysmenorrhea, with an average of one-third reduction in uterus size.

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页码：246 / 250

页数：5

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