Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1496-1502 , October 2008

Oral eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation as possible therapy for endometriosis

  • Sachiho Netsu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Jichi Medical University Sitama Medical Center, Omiya, Saitama, Japan
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  • Ryo Konno, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Jichi Medical University Sitama Medical Center, Omiya, Saitama, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ryo Konno, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Gynecology, Jichi Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, 1-847, Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 330-8503, Japan (FAX: 81-48-648-5188).
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  • Kohei Odagiri, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Masaaki Soma, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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  • Hiroyuki Fujiwara, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Mitsuaki Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

Received 27 March 2007 ,Revised 7 August 2007 ,Accepted 7 August 2007.

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 Dr. Masaaki Soma is a current employee of the Mochida company.

PII: S0015-0282(07)03157-3

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.014

Fertility and Sterility
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