Endometrial pattern in diethylstilboestrol-exposed women undergoing in-vitro fertilization may be the most significant predictor of pregnancy outcome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2719-2723

  Noyes, N ^a,b   Liu, H C ^a   Sultan, K ^a   Rosenwaks, Z ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diethylstilboestrol; Endometrium; IVF; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS;

EID: 0030455005     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019197     Document Type: Article

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