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Imaging of membranous dysmenorrhea

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Membranous dysmenorrhea is an unusual clinical entity. It is characterized by the expulsion of huge fragments of endometrium during the menses, favored by hormonal abnormality or drug intake. This report describes a case with clinical, US, and MRI findings before the expulsion. Differential diagnoses are discussed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, C. M. C. Beausoleil, 119 Avenue de Lodeve, 34000 Montpellier, France e-mail: jp.rouanet@cge-ol.fr; Tel.: + 33-4-67 75 99 11 Fax: + 33-4-67 75 99 09, FR

    Jean Pierre Rouanet, Pierre-Yves Daclin, Fabrice Turpin, R. Karam, Anne Prayssac-Salanon & Antoine J. Maubon

  2. Department of Gynecology, C. M. C. Beausoleil, 34000 Montpellier, France, FR

    Christophe R. Courtieu

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  1. Jean Pierre Rouanet
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Received: 11 January 2000 Revised: 7 August 2000 Accepted: 11 August 2000

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Rouanet, J., Daclin, PY., Turpin, F. et al. Imaging of membranous dysmenorrhea. Eur Radiol 11, 952–954 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300000663

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