Transvaginal intratubal methotrexate treatment of ectopic pregnancy. Report of 100 cases

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 420-424

  Darai, E ^a   Benifla, J L ^a   Naouri, M ^a   Pennehouat, G ^a   Guglielmina, J N ^a   Deval, B ^a   Filippini, F ^a   Crequat, J ^a   Madelenat, P ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Methotrexate; Subsequent fertility; Transvaginal intratubal injection

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SALPINGECTOMY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE;

EID: 0029914333     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.420     Document Type: Article

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