Benefit of in vitro fertilization treatment for endometriosis-associated infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 974-979

  Kodama, H ^a   Fukuda, J ^a   Karube, H ^a   Matsui, T ^a   Shimizu, Y ^a   Tanaka, T ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

endometriosis; Infertility; IVF; pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030460950     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58692-0     Document Type: Article

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