Treatment of polycystic ovary disease with laparoscopic low-watt bipolar electrocoagulation of the ovaries

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 503-508

  Merchant, Rohinee N ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^b BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY RATE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029758528     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)80158-6     Document Type: Article

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