Female infertility: Treatment options for complicated cases

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1191-1196

  Diedrich, K ^a   Collins, J ^a   Baird, D T ^a   Evers, J L H ^a   Crosignani, P G ^a   Tarlatzis, B ^a   Cooke, I ^a   Glasier, A ^a   Devroey, P ^a   Van Steirteghem, A ^a   Benagiano, G ^a   Cohen, J ^a   Diczfalusy, E ^a   Ragni, G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBESITY; OOCYTE DONATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION; WORKSHOP;

EID: 0030905563     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.6.1191     Document Type: Review

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