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Dysmenorrhea and endometriosis in adolescents

HEALTH OF WOMAN. 2019.2(138): 122–128

A look at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Expert Committee
Number 760
Adolescent Health Care Committee
This expert concept was developed by the Adolescent Health Care Committee of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in collaboration with members of the committee, Geri D. Hewitt MD and Karen R. Gerancher, MD.
November 20, 2018 Dysmenorrhea and endometriosis in the adolescent.
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 760. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Obstet Gynecol 2018; 132: e249-58.

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