Impact of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure on future fertility

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 815-818

  Turlington, William T ^a   Wright, Brent D ^a,b   Powell, John L ^b,c  

^a NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c New Hanover Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

cervix neoplasms; fertility; LEEP

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029805599     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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