In vitro fertilization versus tubal surgery: Is pelvic reconstructive surgery obsolete?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1051-1061

  Benadiva, C A ^a   Kligman, I ^a   Davis, O ^a   Rosenwaks, Z ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; tubal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION; UTERINE TUBE SURGERY;

EID: 0028871938     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57958-8     Document Type: Article

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